{"id":714,"date":"2021-02-08T16:15:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T16:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=714"},"modified":"2021-02-09T19:11:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:11:40","slug":"north-by-northwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=714","title":{"rendered":"North by Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Watching a rerun of the Hitchcock classic \u201cNorth by Northwest\u201d starring Cary Grant reminded of the lyrics from \u201cI&#8217;m gonna shake out all that snow. Riding years ago, through the South Dakota roads.\u201c from the song \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3q2Wm9h\" target=\"_blank\">Shaking Out the Snow<\/a>\u201d* by Nanci Griffith the American singer and songwriter.\u00a0 Those of you familiar with the song will know that ending of the film is set in South Dakota and Mount Rushmore specifically.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t visited this part of the USA then maybe it should be on your itinerary in the coming months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shaking Out The Snow\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qogzsjkXjmg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3q2Wm9h\" target=\"_blank\">Shaking Out the Snow<\/a>\u201d* by Nanci Griffith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good starting point for any trip to South Dakota is a road trip based on I-90.&nbsp; I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the USA and the longest east-west road across South Dakota.&nbsp; Although it doesn\u2019t pass through the South Dakotan capital of Pierre it does provide the focus on a great holiday in this part of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The route will take in a number of impressive geographical features starting off with the Sioux Falls after which the state\u2019s largest city is named.&nbsp; Over 7000 gallons of water cascade down every second.&nbsp; That\u2019s a lot of water by anyone\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/waterfall-3811695_1920-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sioux Falls - South Dakota USA\" class=\"wp-image-715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/waterfall-3811695_1920-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/waterfall-3811695_1920-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/waterfall-3811695_1920-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/waterfall-3811695_1920-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/waterfall-3811695_1920-1568x882.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/waterfall-3811695_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sioux Falls &#8211; South Dakota USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;striking landscape of Badlands National Parks features a maze of buttes, canyons, pinnacles&nbsp;and spires. The&nbsp;native Lakota people gave this land its name, \u201cmako sica,\u201d meaning \u201cland bad.\u201d Erosion of the Badlands reveals sedimentary layers of different colors: purple and yellow, tan and grey, red and orange and white. Bison, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, mule and whitetail deer, prairie dogs, coyotes, eagles and hawks are amongst the wildlife you are likely to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badlands-3569192_1920-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Badlands - South Dakota USA\" class=\"wp-image-716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badlands-3569192_1920-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badlands-3569192_1920-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badlands-3569192_1920-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badlands-3569192_1920-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badlands-3569192_1920-1568x1042.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badlands-3569192_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Badlands &#8211; South Dakota USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If Native American history and culture is your cup of tea then at Mitchell you will find a&nbsp; Prehistoric Indian Village that is more than 1,000 years old. On-going excavations and laboratory analyses are discovering more about how these people lived.&nbsp; A trip to the&nbsp; Akta Lakota Museum on the campus of the St Joseph\u2019s Indian School in Chamberlain provides history and learning about Native American life in a unique way. Check out the mini-theater, interactive displays, English-Lakota descriptions, and its beautiful gift shop.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally there are a few attractions that you will want to check out that you might not have expected. Whilst visiting the Akta Lakota museum take in the Dignity Monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dignity-monument-2704616_1920-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"Dignity Monument - South Dakota USA\" class=\"wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dignity-monument-2704616_1920-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dignity-monument-2704616_1920-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dignity-monument-2704616_1920-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dignity-monument-2704616_1920-1536x770.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dignity-monument-2704616_1920-1568x786.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dignity-monument-2704616_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dignity Monument &#8211; South Dakota USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sculpture was erected in 2016 near I-90 in honour of the 125th anniversary of South Dakota statehood.&nbsp; It depicts an indigenous woman in plains style attire.&nbsp; If you enjoy sculptures, then head to the Porter Sculpture Park at Exit 374 and spend time viewing the sculptures made by Wayne Porter who makes his sculptures mainly from junk metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Little quirky stop on the prairie: The Porter Sculpture Park\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-8M90dq6WCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are visiting South Dakota as a road trip that a trip to the Pioneer Auto Show at Murdo is a must. There are more than 30 buildings displaying it\u2019s unrivaled collection of cars, motorcycles, tractors, scooters and bicycles.\u00a0 Plus other automobilia including gas pumps and antique toys.\u00a0 In case you are in the mood, they also have classic American cars for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rapid City is South Dakota\u2019s second-largest city and this is the place to head for to see the Mount Rushmore Memorial, the Custer State Park and the Crazy Horse Memorial.&nbsp; Which is where we started.&nbsp; We have run out of space to do justice to everything South Dakota has to offer, we will be back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mount-rushmore-2039150_1920-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rushmore - South Dakota USA\" class=\"wp-image-718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mount-rushmore-2039150_1920-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mount-rushmore-2039150_1920-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mount-rushmore-2039150_1920-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mount-rushmore-2039150_1920-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mount-rushmore-2039150_1920-1568x1042.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mount-rushmore-2039150_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Mount Rushmore &#8211; South Dakota USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcounsellors.co.uk\/maggie.bush\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie<\/a> today to book your I-90 road trip and a meeting with four Presidents of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay with your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/amex.co.uk\/refer\/mALCOJLDPQ?CPID=100338475\" target=\"_blank\">British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card<\/a>* and earn Avios point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px\">  Any links with an * by them are affiliated, which means get a product via this link and a contribution may be made to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watching a rerun of the Hitchcock classic \u201cNorth by Northwest\u201d starring Cary Grant reminded of the lyrics from \u201cI&#8217;m gonna shake out all that snow. Riding years ago, through the South Dakota roads.\u201c from the song \u201cShaking Out the Snow\u201d* by Nanci Griffith the American singer and songwriter.\u00a0 Those of you familiar with the song &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=714\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;North by Northwest&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,477,501,500,16,499,65,78],"tags":[511,503,510,504,512,507,502,513,514,508,506,509,505],"class_list":["post-714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fly-drive","category-historical","category-mount-rushmore","category-sioux-falls","category-snow","category-south-dakota","category-sun","category-usa","tag-badlands","tag-cary-grant","tag-chamberlain","tag-mount-rushmore","tag-murdo","tag-nanci-griffith","tag-north-by-northwest","tag-pioneer-auto-show","tag-rapid-city","tag-road-trip","tag-shaking-out-the-snow","tag-sioux-falls","tag-south-dakota","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1063,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions\/1063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}