Rachel Fail Custom Tack

Back in July, leaving from the Black Hills in SD, we stopped in Great Falls, MT for a couple nights to visit family.  We stayed at  The Paard Yard  which was one of the nicest places we got to stay on our entire trip.  The couple who owns it are so nice, and I felt like my horses were not only happy, but also safe, which is a big deal if you're not with your rig 24/7 during a layover.     The views are absolutely incredible, a good example of Western Montana.  Just a few minutes from the highway, but up on the hill away from everything, we were so happy staying there and the horses enjoyed the layover. We explored Great Falls with the family, checking out the springs and the dam. Then we were off to Bow, WA for a week, and my brother's wedding.  It was wonderful, and the week flew by too quickly.   I also got to see my old friend Cailin at the wedding, I don't get to see her enough for sure.  Maybe now that I'm on the same side...

So far, we have covered well over 2400 miles, we left June 29th. On Wednesday July 10th, we packed up and hit the road for our longest travel day so far, from Iowa to our campsite at Hell Canyon Horse Camp and RV Resort in Custer, South Dakota.  Most of the travel was on I-90 after finishing a few hours on I-29, which for anyone who's done the badlands before, it's not exactly dramatic.  I visited Mount Rushmore during a cross country drive once when the girls where little, and I thought it was beautiful.  I drove up from Rapid City on I-90, and went back down the way we came after we saw the mountain.  If only I knew what beauty lay just beyond.   The pictures will never do this place justice, and I don't claim to be a good photographer.  Just know, it's far beyond what these photos show, and everyone should explore Custer State Park and the Black Hills. After a few hours of mountain climbing with the trucks on highway 16 after leaving I-90, we final...