So very awesome that you made it home. After all the trials and crazy you made it so happy for you guys. The Black Hills is so fascinating and interesting. There are so many things to do and see we can't wait to get back there. Enjoy your home visit.
We drove the Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road last year in our F350. Pulled the mirrors in just to be safe.Also hiked the Cathedral Spires trail. Amazing!!!
Fun video! We just spent 2 weeks in Rapid City. Our favorite was Crazy Horse. Too many just drive by and don't pay to go in. It is definitely worth the price to check out the museum and visitors' center. The story of Crazy Horse is AMAZING! We paid for the private tour to the top of Crazy Horse, and it's been our favorite splurge on our trip this year.
Thank you! It was a great time! We did enjoy Crazy Horse. We didn’t do the tour but still learned so much! All of the area is pretty fascinating! We need to go back! 👍🏻
Another great video. I'm happy for you, that you are back home in Idaho, enjoy time with you loved ones. I love how you always include clips of your furbabies enjoying the travels. Take care!
We were in South Dakota in 2022. We stayed in great park in Hermosa (Heartland RV) which was a great basecamp for the area. Drove the Needles Highway and had the same concerns you guys did. Pulled the mirrors in when we went through. So much to do there we missed some things so we were back there in June/July of this year and base camped in Spearfish.
Black Hills is amazing. Next time in that area Rafter J Bar Ranch is a nice place to camp. Crazy Horse monument, wind cave, deadwood, lots to do. Safe travels
Thank you!! It really was such a fascinating are! Will definitely be checking kit Rafter Bar Ranch and Wind Cave! We ran out of time but look forward to being back there! 😊👍🏻
Gotta see Crazyhorse! Apparently they are now doing tours at the worksite. They say the figures in Mt Rushmore will fit into the ear of Chief Crazyhorse! Massive carving!
Nice...thanks. My wife and I just left Boise this morning. We stayed in Twin Falls a couple of weeks and Boise for 5 days... all beautiful. We are on our way to Vegas then home in Sun City, very close to Phoenix's
We went through the needles with our Roadtrek couple weeks ago, no problem but I did pull in the drivers side mirror on 16 which is really narrow so I wouldn't smack a mirror with oncoming traffic. We stayed at Rafter J Bar in Hill City, Sylvan Lake and even Legon Lake for one night and usually eat at the Alpine Inn. Hiked up Harney/Black Elk Peak, it's a 4-5 hour hike and the view at the top is spectacular. Then we went to Spearfish for a couple days and rode our tandem bike up Spearfish canyon which is gorgeous, even got stopped by mtn goats on the road on our way down. Take care
We have heard in the comments about Rafter J Bar so will check that out for next time! Thank you for the hike recommendation! That’s something we love to do but didn’t do any hiking this time! Wow thanks for all the great ideas!! We look forward to being back! 😊👍🏻
Yes, there are so many perks staying at the KOA. For us, we appreciated how close it was to the places we wanted to see and didn’t have much time to stay! 👍
Yes! Did SD last year and stayed at the KOA in Hill City! We rented the side by sides and it was fun running on the trails. It was so amazing there! We did crazy horse that was cool. We did some shopping where they have those zip-lines are, I think Iron Mtn? They had some gold panning too! SD was a lot of fun
That KOA is such a 'grand central station' it was a letdown despite the main & many associate facilities on the grounds. Rained on us a bunch & left big mudpuddles in ours & many of sites. The cost is off the Richter scale as well.
Numerous trips on Needles but riding my Harley, no way in my F250 for that trail. I have really enjoyed watching your videos and commend your ability to stand tall during those rough times with repairs. Great work with cameras and editing, some of the best I have seen over the years. I have noticed something unique and possibly the best ever, your 'wedding rings' ... perhaps I may be wrong, if not, just WOW!
Thank you for your very kind words! Ryan works pretty hard and he is the talented one and enjoys editing so much! YES, we have each other’s initials on the ring finger 😊 almost 28 years STRONG! 😊 I imagine that road on a Harley would be incredible! Did you take it on Iron Mountain?
Yes, I have also ridden Iron Mountain on my Harley and had a great time in the area. At one time was a yearly trip on the Harley. I now flat tow my rigged-out Jeep Rubicon behind a 28' Entegra Class C motorhome to all states west and north of Texas. I have driven the Lolo Pass through Idaho and love that drive. 60 miles or so easing downhill crossing the river numerous times, beautiful country. After watching your video of north Idaho, I will be visiting that area when the weather allows next year. The best to y'all, such a wonderful fun couple to follow on YT.
Thank you! 😊 We did go to Crazy Horse, Custer and we stayed along the rim near Badlands NP! It was amazing! Shared in our last video! We will be back! So much to see and do!
There's still lots to do in the Black Hills. Those pretty dogs! There is "Bear Country U.S.A" in Rapid City, Spearfish Canyon in Spearfish is a beautiful ride. Deadwood is a fine place and you can visit the graves of Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane. Just W of there is Sturgis, (if you want to see that). Devils tower just across the line into WY is a must. Down south below Custer is Custer State Park that leads right in to Wind Cave State Park, both are very beautiful. Enjoy your break!!
Well thank you so much for your advice on things to do next time! We look forward to a return visit! So much to see! We can’t imagine life without our sweet pups! Our big bears 😊🤍
Just got back to NC from SD. Loved it there! Got to boondock on The Wall with perfect Sept weather we were very fortunate weatherwise for the entire 26 days we were traveling on this trip. Next time, drive the wildlife loop for sure. Crazy Horse was far better than we expected. Your sweet pup asleep with his/her head out the window was precious! They make me smile.
SO love it there! We were wondering how the fall weather would be! We agree about Crazy Horse! Thats Isley (eye-lee) and she loves to have her head out the window. We just got her a pair of goggles to wear when she does it...its pretty cute!!
That’s awesome! We crammed a lot of amazing sights in just a couple of days and are already anticipating a return trip in the future! So much going on and such beautiful landscape! Enjoy planning! It will be amazing!
Need to drive the road with tunnels at night. The face of Mt. Rushmore is lite up at night. As you are driving up to the tunnel it is like a picture frame. If I remember correctly there is 3 tunnels that do this. We found this out from one of the park rangers at Mt. Rushmore.
It is such a delight to see you vlogging about the joys of RV life - and, I'm sure what you anticipated - instead of the perils of RV ownership. Thrilled for you!! Great video, especially how you showed the clearances through the tunnels.
That’s beautiful! What is it with you guys? It’s like being in the truck with y’all 😮 or your coach. How do you do that? Keep up the great adventures, and thanks for bringing us along!!
It was so beautiful! Well, that’s great you feel like that when watching! Love to tell our stories and if you feel like you are coming right along with us then we are doing what we love! Thanks so much for hanging out with us! 😊👍🏻
Love my home state... we live in the NE corner of the state. Anytime you are in this area you are welcome to park on our acreage. There are many things to see out there. Did you take in Custer State Park? Also the Badlands East of the hills are great to see.
You are so kind! Thank you!! We will definitely need to explore more! We were blown away by all the different landscapes! Such an incredible time there. YES, we loved Custer, Needles, Iron Mountain, Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore! I know there’s lots more to see!!
So glad you guys are able to be traveling. What a beautiful country we live in! I am curious about your kayak carrier. Where did you get it and what is the name/model?
We love the travel part! 😊 we get so many questions about our kayak setup! We will definitely be including something in an upcoming video! We have the parts we use on our website and if you have any questions you can message us from there too! Link below you can click on the kayaks and should show you all of it :) midlifedetour.us/?page_id=5173
@@MidlifeDetour That’s funny!! 😜 The last video posted by “Finding our Someday”, was at Mount Rushmore also & they met her parents there. I did think it was odd tho, because there were no motorcycles in yours. They were there during the big Sturges thing & there were hundreds of motorcycles in their video.
You mentioned you got texts from friends that know your location. What are you using for that? We want our kids to know our location at all times.... thanks
Our kayaks are 10 feet long -sorry it took so long to get back to you!! You can always send us a message from our website and we’d be glad to answer any questions or chat!! 😊👍🏻
We are using the Thule system. Is isn’t inexpensive but has been excellent and those Kayaks have rode up there for close to 50k miles without issue. The parts we used for our Ford are on our website midlifedetour.us The “fit kit” is vehicle specific. Thanks for hanging out with us!
Spectacular view. Nice to have you back. Always nice to come home. No more leaks!! Rock on MD!
The view was that and more! Very nice to be back in Idaho and to spend time with family! Leak free would be awesome! Thanks for watchin 😊👍🏻
Loved this! There is hope for our Dually to get through! Hooray. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
ABSOLUTELY! Bet you could even leave your mirrors out! 😎👍🏻
You're back. We missed you
Glad you missed us! Thanks for watchin! 😊
OK This is my hangup with traveling is obstructions. Wonderful video. Keep em coming. 1 year and 3 months till Laura and I get to travel. Thanks
Congrats to you two! The countdown is on!! 👍🏻😊
Head to the Badlands! Amazing!
Doggo sleeping out the window was my favorite view!
Isley LOVES to have her window open! 😊 We visited and boondocked near badlands in last weeks video! It was such a beautiful area!
@@MidlifeDetour I’ll check it out. We boondocked over the Badlands’ cliffs too! Amazing!
So very awesome that you made it home. After all the trials and crazy you made it so happy for you guys. The Black Hills is so fascinating and interesting. There are so many things to do and see we can't wait to get back there. Enjoy your home visit.
So happy to slow down and spend time with family. It was a much needed time. Thank you so much! 😊
So beautiful!! Dang I would not have been able to do that! Mirrors always come in! Wow!
It was a crazy beautiful area! We were prepared to put the mirrors in! But they sure helped navigate! Glad we didn’t have to bring them in 😊
I just fell in love with your doggies. I have a 6.6 lb. Chihuahua. She's having surgery April 12, 2024 to have her uterus removed.
The pups are pretty special! 😊 we hope your pups surgery goes smoothly ♥️
We drove the Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road last year in our F350. Pulled the mirrors in just to be safe.Also hiked the Cathedral Spires trail. Amazing!!!
Such a great area! We didn’t do any hiking while there but I will be doing that next time! 😎👍🏻
Great video!! The area is beautiful. 4 years ago, we were in our jeep and got struck by lightening!!! We survived BUT totaled our jeep.
Wow! So glad you were okay! That lightning was something else! How scary! 😳
Great video guys, thank you. Safe travels
Thank you for hanging out with us! 😊👍🏻
Fun video! We just spent 2 weeks in Rapid City. Our favorite was Crazy Horse. Too many just drive by and don't pay to go in. It is definitely worth the price to check out the museum and visitors' center. The story of Crazy Horse is AMAZING! We paid for the private tour to the top of Crazy Horse, and it's been our favorite splurge on our trip this year.
Thank you! It was a great time! We did enjoy Crazy Horse. We didn’t do the tour but still learned so much! All of the area is pretty fascinating! We need to go back! 👍🏻
Another great video, enjoy your time in your home state!!!
Thank you much!! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with family! 😊👍🏻
Another great video. I'm happy for you, that you are back home in Idaho, enjoy time with you loved ones. I love how you always include clips of your furbabies enjoying the travels. Take care!
thank you so much! We take some much video of the pups and they are so much a part of our story! Its hard not to include them! :)
We were in South Dakota in 2022. We stayed in great park in Hermosa (Heartland RV) which was a great basecamp for the area. Drove the Needles Highway and had the same concerns you guys did. Pulled the mirrors in when we went through. So much to do there we missed some things so we were back there in June/July of this year and base camped in Spearfish.
What an awesome adventure! Loved this video!
Thank you! 😊👍🏻
Definitely need to see Crazy Horse.
We did see Crazy Horse! 😎 it was interesting!
Spearfish canyon, Devils Tower, Deadwood and Sturgis.
Are places we recommend.
We live in Star and look forward to your next video.
Thank you for your great advice on places to visit! We will definitely be back! 😊
Glad to see you guys back on the road. Good video!!
Thanks so much for hanging out with us! 😎👍🏻
Black Hills is amazing. Next time in that area Rafter J Bar Ranch is a nice place to camp. Crazy Horse monument, wind cave, deadwood, lots to do. Safe travels
Thank you!! It really was such a fascinating are! Will definitely be checking kit Rafter Bar Ranch and Wind Cave! We ran out of time but look forward to being back there! 😊👍🏻
Gotta see Crazyhorse! Apparently they are now doing tours at the worksite. They say the figures in Mt Rushmore will fit into the ear of Chief Crazyhorse! Massive carving!
It IS pretty massive and so interesting! We enjoyed our time there! Thanks did watchin! 😊👍🏻
Nice...thanks. My wife and I just left Boise this morning. We stayed in Twin Falls a couple of weeks and Boise for 5 days... all beautiful. We are on our way to Vegas then home in Sun City, very close to Phoenix's
The weather sure took a turn here! We are headed to warmth too! The fall is so beautiful here! Drive safe and enjoy warm weather! 😊👍
We had a couple hail storms last summer when we stayed in Spearfish. We went through with our f350 dually with no problems!
The storms were beautiful and intense! The tunnels were a piece of cake! 👍🏻😉
We went through the needles with our Roadtrek couple weeks ago, no problem but I did pull in the drivers side mirror on 16 which is really narrow so I wouldn't smack a mirror with oncoming traffic. We stayed at Rafter J Bar in Hill City, Sylvan Lake and even Legon Lake for one night and usually eat at the Alpine Inn. Hiked up Harney/Black Elk Peak, it's a 4-5 hour hike and the view at the top is spectacular. Then we went to Spearfish for a couple days and rode our tandem bike up Spearfish canyon which is gorgeous, even got stopped by mtn goats on the road on our way down. Take care
We have heard in the comments about Rafter J Bar so will check that out for next time! Thank you for the hike recommendation! That’s something we love to do but didn’t do any hiking this time! Wow thanks for all the great ideas!! We look forward to being back! 😊👍🏻
You all are crazy!! But thanks for testing. Now I know we can take the truck on the highway. Then you end with “we have a bit of a leak”!!!
Haha! Yep, glad we could pave the way for you! 😉 and there’s always a leak in our world 😏
I loved this KOA it had a lot of amenities and even a car rental place. It’s also close to Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse Momument.
Yes, there are so many perks staying at the KOA. For us, we appreciated how close it was to the places we wanted to see and didn’t have much time to stay! 👍
Yes! Did SD last year and stayed at the KOA in Hill City! We rented the side by sides and it was fun running on the trails. It was so amazing there! We did crazy horse that was cool. We did some shopping where they have those zip-lines are, I think Iron Mtn? They had some gold panning too! SD was a lot of fun
We enjoyed the experiences there and really look forward to returning to see even more! Such a beautiful and unique landscape! 😎
That KOA is such a 'grand central station' it was a letdown despite the main & many associate facilities on the grounds. Rained on us a bunch & left big mudpuddles in ours & many of sites. The cost is off the Richter scale as well.
Yes! We agree! We booked last minute and didn’t have a lot of options BUT very high priced! We sure loved the area though!
Numerous trips on Needles but riding my Harley, no way in my F250 for that trail. I have really enjoyed watching your videos and commend your ability to stand tall during those rough times with repairs. Great work with cameras and editing, some of the best I have seen over the years. I have noticed something unique and possibly the best ever, your 'wedding rings' ... perhaps I may be wrong, if not, just WOW!
Thank you for your very kind words! Ryan works pretty hard and he is the talented one and enjoys editing so much! YES, we have each other’s initials on the ring finger 😊 almost 28 years STRONG! 😊 I imagine that road on a Harley would be incredible! Did you take it on Iron Mountain?
Yes, I have also ridden Iron Mountain on my Harley and had a great time in the area. At one time was a yearly trip on the Harley. I now flat tow my rigged-out Jeep Rubicon behind a 28' Entegra Class C motorhome to all states west and north of Texas. I have driven the Lolo Pass through Idaho and love that drive. 60 miles or so easing downhill crossing the river numerous times, beautiful country. After watching your video of north Idaho, I will be visiting that area when the weather allows next year. The best to y'all, such a wonderful fun couple to follow on YT.
We were just there a couple of weeks ago and there was a tour bus going thru the tunnels. We were shocked!
Wow! That would be interesting to see! 😳 I can’t imagine how tight that was!
Excellent video, don't forget to do Crazy Horse and Custer. Also the Badlands is a must with free camping near the edge.
Thank you! 😊 We did go to Crazy Horse, Custer and we stayed along the rim near Badlands NP! It was amazing! Shared in our last video! We will be back! So much to see and do!
There's still lots to do in the Black Hills. Those pretty dogs! There is "Bear Country U.S.A" in Rapid City, Spearfish Canyon in Spearfish is a beautiful ride. Deadwood is a fine place and you can visit the graves of Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane. Just W of there is Sturgis, (if you want to see that). Devils tower just across the line into WY is a must. Down south below Custer is Custer State Park that leads right in to Wind Cave State Park, both are very beautiful. Enjoy your break!!
Well thank you so much for your advice on things to do next time! We look forward to a return visit! So much to see! We can’t imagine life without our sweet pups! Our big bears 😊🤍
Awesome video thanks for sharing. Don
Thanks for watching!
WOW awesome! Loved that Needles Hwy was cool.
It was a highlight! Such a neat area!! Thanks for watchin! 😊
Just got back to NC from SD. Loved it there! Got to boondock on The Wall with perfect Sept weather we were very fortunate weatherwise for the entire 26 days we were traveling on this trip.
Next time, drive the wildlife loop for sure. Crazy Horse was far better than we expected. Your sweet pup asleep with his/her head out the window was precious! They make me smile.
SO love it there! We were wondering how the fall weather would be! We agree about Crazy Horse! Thats Isley (eye-lee) and she loves to have her head out the window. We just got her a pair of goggles to wear when she does it...its pretty cute!!
Thanks for this great one!! Already start planing for 2025 west rip to this region with our Spyder so anxious!!! Thanks
That’s awesome! We crammed a lot of amazing sights in just a couple of days and are already anticipating a return trip in the future! So much going on and such beautiful landscape! Enjoy planning! It will be amazing!
I love your videos but I’d really like them to be longer. Keep it up
Good video yall
Thanks for watchin! 😊👍🏻
Great video!!
Thanks so much for watchin! 😊👍🏻
Need to drive the road with tunnels at night. The face of Mt. Rushmore is lite up at night. As you are driving up to the tunnel it is like a picture frame. If I remember correctly there is 3 tunnels that do this. We found this out from one of the park rangers at Mt. Rushmore.
That is NOW in our plans when we return! Thank you for that great advice! 👍😊
It is such a delight to see you vlogging about the joys of RV life - and, I'm sure what you anticipated - instead of the perils of RV ownership. Thrilled for you!! Great video, especially how you showed the clearances through the tunnels.
Glad you enjoyed it! Feels so nice and refreshing to be outside of service center walls! We will enjoy it while we can! 😊👍🏻 thanks did watchin!
Tight fit in those tunnels. I felt the anxiety! Beautiful country and now it’s on to more adventures!
It was such a beautiful area! New adventures are on the horizon ❤️
Great video!👍🏼😎
Thanks for watchin! 😎👍🏻
That’s beautiful! What is it with you guys? It’s like being in the truck with y’all 😮 or your coach. How do you do that? Keep up the great adventures, and thanks for bringing us along!!
It was so beautiful! Well, that’s great you feel like that when watching! Love to tell our stories and if you feel like you are coming right along with us then we are doing what we love! Thanks so much for hanging out with us! 😊👍🏻
Love my home state... we live in the NE corner of the state. Anytime you are in this area you are welcome to park on our acreage. There are many things to see out there. Did you take in Custer State Park? Also the Badlands East of the hills are great to see.
You are so kind! Thank you!! We will definitely need to explore more! We were blown away by all the different landscapes! Such an incredible time there. YES, we loved Custer, Needles, Iron Mountain, Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore! I know there’s lots more to see!!
Beware ! There are 2 polar bears on the backseat :D
There sure is! Those bears follow us everywhere we go, too! 😉👍🏻
So glad you guys are able to be traveling. What a beautiful country we live in! I am curious about your kayak carrier. Where did you get it and what is the name/model?
We love the travel part! 😊 we get so many questions about our kayak setup! We will definitely be including something in an upcoming video! We have the parts we use on our website and if you have any questions you can message us from there too!
Link below you can click on the kayaks and should show you all of it :)
midlifedetour.us/?page_id=5173
MADMAN!!! (AND Woman!) LOL!!! If had seen that sign.....for sure my Wife, Dually through that tunnel!!?? NOPE!! NO, No, No, NO!! LOL!!! I gotta do it!
Hahaha! Well…now you know you can get through there in your truck! 😏go for it!
I just found you today. I loved your video!! Are you Cory’s in-laws?? I’ve followed their family for years.
So glad you found us! 😊 we aren’t related to any Cory’s…that we know of 😎
@@MidlifeDetour
That’s funny!! 😜 The last video posted by “Finding our Someday”, was at Mount Rushmore also & they met her parents there. I did think it was odd tho, because there were no motorcycles in yours. They were there during the big Sturges thing & there were hundreds of motorcycles in their video.
You mentioned you got texts from friends that know your location. What are you using for that? We want our kids to know our location at all times.... thanks
We have iPhones and share our location with some of our family and friends 😊 just through the “Find My” app AND Google Maps as well!
Can you guys share how long your kayaks are? We are looking to do a similar roof setup but are very unsure about the length we can fit up top!
Our kayaks are 10 feet long -sorry it took so long to get back to you!! You can always send us a message from our website and we’d be glad to answer any questions or chat!! 😊👍🏻
What rack setup are you using for your kayaks?
We are using the Thule system. Is isn’t inexpensive but has been excellent and those Kayaks have rode up there for close to 50k miles without issue. The parts we used for our Ford are on our website midlifedetour.us
The “fit kit” is vehicle specific.
Thanks for hanging out with us!