Every few years all of the cousins get together and venture out to a small town in South Dakota for a weekend full of challenges. We partner up and take turns competing in rodeo-style type of games. This year we raced an ATV around the ranch, shot guns, made sliders and sides as well as had a
bags tournament. The biggest surprise of the weekend was that the city slickers finally beat the cowboys. Only took us four challenges to finally come back with a victory!
Challenge: ATV race around the property with a break in the middle to put on hunting overalls.
Challenge: Target shooting.
Challenge: Skeet Shooting.
Winners of skeet shooting!
Challenge: Ten minutes - Ten Dollars Appetizer/Side.
Challenge: Bags tournament.
Winners!
We couldn't believe it.
After four tries the city slickers finally won the rodeo challenge!
Till next time...
We had a great trip to South Dakota! Let's just brag a bit and say we WON!
Yes, ladies and gentleman the city slickers finally won the rodeo challenge.
Plenty of pictures coming up! These are just a few I took on my Iphone. Enjoy!
Driving into the sunset. Beautiful view of the farms on our way to South Dakota.
Sun getting lower and lower.
Not a bad way to start the morning! Love this view. Too bad the buffalo were not out. Normally you can see a herd on the rolling South Dakota hills.
Family picture by Max, the horse.
Windmills on our drive back.
It's that time of year again, the long awaited Semi-Annual Two Star Rodeo Challenge in Sisseton, South Dakota!
We couldn't be more excited! Watch out everyone we are coming for the first place trophy!
The weekend will be filled with cousin challenges starting off with some skeet shooting, ax throwing, ATV racing, pie baking, slider making and red beer drinking.
Let the festivities begin!
South Dakota here we come.
Check out the photos from the 2010 Rodeo Challenge!
Uncle Mike's horses at Two Star Ranch. Sisseton, South Dakota.
Sisseton Wahpeton College: a community college of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe.
We got a tour of a Native American Reservation in Sisseton, South Dakota. I have to say it kind of reminded me of Poland in the 1980s, where everyone lives in the same exact home and no one owns their property. I don't know too much about the system to make an educated comment but the most interesting thing I learned was that in Sisseton there is two of everything. Two schools: a tribal school and a regular school. Two police forces: a tribal police force that can only ticket Native Americans and a regular police force. Two governments: a tribal counsel and the US government. Two clinics/hospitals, etc. Very interesting! Is it me or does this system promotes/encourages segregation?
Two Star Ranch. Sisseton, South Dakota.
Two Star Ranch after sunset. Sisseton, South Dakota.
All you can see are the stars and lights! And hear the coyotes howling. Enjoy!
Uncle Pat's Mules. Sisseton, South Dakota.
Family photo in front of the mules (and two horses)
From left to right: Uncle Pat, Kelly, Dan, Kevin and Bethany.
Dan and I
