Travel

Notre Dame Trip Day 2

by Deacon Nick · July 9, 2007

Mt. Rushmore

Today we’re in the small town of Jackson, Minnesota, after driving 660 miles yesterday. The weather was much nicer today–no one was struck by lightning. Highlights from yesterday’s travel:

Mount Rushmore: An awe-inspiring sight to those of us who had never seen it before.
A brief glimpse of the badlands: we could see the edges of the badlands from the freeway. I’d like to come back some day to take a closer look.
Sights we didn’t get to see, but wanted to: the corn palace in Mitchell, SD, 1880 Town, the Reptile Gardens

We leave for Notre Dame in about an hour. We crossed into the mountain time zone on Saturday, we went into central time yesterday, and by the end of our driving today we’ll be in eastern time. Today’s drive is shorter, 588 miles. More updates later.

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Deacon Nick

Nick Senger is a husband, a father of four, a Roman Catholic deacon and a Catholic school principal. He taught junior high literature and writing for over 25 years, and has been a Catholic school educator since 1990. In 2001 he was named a Distinguished Teacher of the Year by the National Catholic Education Association.