From
the Black Hills, the Badlands and the Prairie of Western South Dakota
www.scatteredchristians.org
M &
M Paulson
Kadoka,
South Dakota
Pictures and Short Video
Clips of Our New Life
in Western South Dakota
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As my wife and I travel
around the area, I thought I would try to make a few pictures and short
video clips available for the family, whether it be for our personal family
or our website family. We all know how quiet and lonesome our days
can be so maybe this is a small way for me to make available what goes
on here in Kadoka for those who might be interested in life in western
South Dakota. I will add to these pages as we make our various journeys.
This could be a good 'hobby' for me to get my mind off 'things' - if you
know what I mean!
As I learn how to do
thumbnails, etc. I will try to improve this page as time goes by...
Black
Hills
This page will eventually
include Mt Rushmore, Custer State Park, Iron Mountain Road, Pig Tail Bridges,
Tunnels, Needles Highway, Sylvan Lake and other beautiful Lakes, Harney
Peak Hiking Trail, Live Wild Buffalo, Mules, Great Eating Establishments,
Quiet Countryside, Dinosaur Park, Spearfish Canyon in the Fall, Deadwood
& Mt Moriah Cemetery, Beautiful Scenic Drives, Bike trails, Easy to
Difficult Hiking and Climbing anywhere you want, and more as we re-discover
our favorite part of our country!
Badlands
You can find pics of the Badlands all over the internet so
these will be pictures unique in that they will not be the normal postcard
/ tourist picture. Different times of day present different colors
- and so I will try to find some places that tourists know little about
as well as my own personal little favorite shots..
Open
Prairie
From open grasslands and miles and miles of nothing but marvelous nothing!
Such peace and quiet!
Wall
Drug
Located in Wall, South
Dakota - it is the original roadside tourist main attraction for Western
South Dakota which got it's start in 1937 giving away free ice water to
travelers across the hot and dry prairie of South Dakota. Visit their
website
for more pics and information. It is a great all-day stop especially
for kids interested in western life and true history, complete with thousands
of pictures of the wild, wild west - which still exists in these parts,
by the way!
Weather
When we lived in the state
of Washington, pastoring for 13 years, we learned that the Touchet/Walla
Walla area was number 5 in the nation for 'no weather' changes to speak
of. In other words, the weather was very boring. No hail other
than a few pebbles here and there; no tornados; not really hot for a long
time; not really cold for any length of time; very little snow; blizzards
that were mere puffs of blowing snow; a high wind dust storms was about
as 'weathery' as it ever got.
Now we are back to
South Dakota where we even have professional storm chasers out here just
waiting for that storm cell to drop a few tornados. We have the new
world record 2 pound hail stone in these parts and roofs with hail holes
through the roof AND ceiling of the houses.
We can watch storms
develop miles away. We have town people who drive to the edge of
town to watch the coming storms. How's that for family entertainment!!!
Here are a few pictures
as I try to do my own 'unofficial storm chasing.' Most of the pictures
are of my own taking - but I may throw in a few other pics, as well, in
case those thrilling picture opportunities do not arise for awhile.
The weather truly is exciting out here. The thunder will knock you out
of your chair - the lightning will scare you to death, yet if you can brave
the thrill you can watch it all in the dark night for miles around.
I can't imagine what the settlers and homesteaders did during those storms;
it is no wonder they built their homes in the sides of hills!
Sunrises
/ Sunsets
With all the surrounding prairie making the 'land' as unique
as it is, we can also look to the wide-open sky for some gorgeous sunrises
and sunsets. There are times I actually
catch these gorgeous skies in the evening or in the early sunrise during
the school year - so here are a few of them.
Mike
Paulson
Trying
to do the work of an evangelist online by teaching Paul's gospel of the
Risen Saviour!
www.scatteredchristians.org
The
entire King James Bible is written FOR us, but it is not all written TO
us!
We
learn from the "For" and we learn to apply the 'TO!"