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Mountain Time

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We left Hanappe Ranch around 9:00, driving through the vast land of nowhere before reaching Badlands. It was a long driving day - I drove so John Mark could take a rest - and we encountered a brief wind/rain storm about two hours east of Badlands (in South Dakota) as we pulled into a gas station. The wind was so much that we could hardly open the car doors. We waited about ten minutes in the car, checking the weather to be sure there were no tornadoes (which there weren’t), then ran inside for a few minutes. The wind had apparently busted one of the doors to the gas station. According to a woman at the gas station, this was nothing 🤷‍♀️. As we were driving through South Dakota’s wide open spaces, I had the thought that this land could cause the opposite of  claustrophobia- with nowhere to hide.  From tornadoes.  We arrived at Cedar Pass Lodge around 8:00. Our playlist consisted of a lot of Pink Floyd…which was perfect for this drive. We also listened to some Juluka, Sine...
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We’re in Central Standard Time Now

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Hanppe Ranch

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 Yesterday (Monday) around 1:00, we arrived at Hanappe Ranch, which is the organic cattle ranch in Northfield, MN, owned and run by my cousin Kerry and her husband Greg. These photos speak for themselves. Everyone loved the ranch - especially Hazel who now wants to come back to work at the ranch next summer - and it was great to see Kerry, Greg, and their now grown children! We got a tour of the ranch, and then dinner🙂.
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