Here is a quick update to let you guys know what I’ve been up to so far:

I drove 15 hours on the first day to get to Parkston, South Dakota. By lunch, I managed to drive 7 hours north to just above Salina, Kansas where I decided to pull over in to Minneapolis and get some lunch. This is also home to Rock City which I decided would make a good detour while I’m here. Rock City is about the strangest group of rock formations I’ve ever seen.

The rock formations at Rock City were formed millions of years ago and you can get more information at these three links:

Official Site: http://www.naturalkansas.org/rockcity.htm

Wikipedia Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_City,_Kansas

Fan Site: http://www.washburn.edu/cas/art/cyoho/archive/KStravel/rockcity/

On Saturday I went to Mitchell, South Dakota to see The Corn Palace. I really have no words to describe this place. Every year, the town commissions the redesign of The Corn Palace exterior and murals on the interior using nothing but corn of various colors. The first Corn Palace was built in 1892. Every year The Corn Palace is redecorated with a new theme and the 2009 version is currently underway. Here are some links to help describe this better as well:

http://www.roadsidephotos.com/sd/sd3.htm

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2215

On Suday, I finished the drive in to Mount Rushmore. Along the way I drove through the Badlands National Park. This is truly an amazing view and I was absolutely stunned with the scenery. It was just as stunning to see the Badlands and in less than an hour drive in to the Black Hills – talk about a complete change of scenery. I haven’t seen real trees this entire trip so it’s great to see the forests and pitch camp within. I’ll have more pics of the Black Hills in my next blog.

So, be sure to check out the gallery. I have a lot more pics there.

Welcome to MyRidgeline.com! This is my first post and I’m really excited about this blog. So, let me tell you what this is about and we’ll go from there. First of all, this blog is about me. It’s about what I do, how I do it and why I love or hate it. I might write about work, but more likely I’ll tell you about mountain biking, camping, cycling, adventure racing, wakeboarding or anything else I might feel like doing.

Secondly, I’m going to write about my truck. If you hadn’t guessed by now, I have a Honda Ridgeline. It’s a 2006 RTS and I love it! I was fortunate enough to purchase it used and decked out with lots of extras and I take full advantage of it. My Ridgeline is like the big toy that makes all my other toys happen. I could make do with another vehicle if I had to, but when you find a vehicle that fits your personality as well as the Ridgeline fits mine, why bother? I’ll go in to more detail about why I love my Ridgeline in future posts, so for now you’ll have to take my word for it and let me prove it to you later!

Lastly, this is about me again. I’d like to say it’s about you and all my readers, but it’s just not that way. I sincerely hope you all enjoy my rants, raves and ramblings, but this is still about how my Ridgeline allows me to live the life I want to have; to go where I want to go; and do what I want to do.

I hope you stick around and keep in touch with me. I plan to give you lots of information about the Honda Ridgeline along the way and even more importantly we’ll discuss how to enjoy your life when you have a Ridgeline to support that life. Enjoy!