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Thank you everyone for all the tips and advice for our upcoming summer
travels to So Dakota and the Black Hills areas.  Those of you that are
also headed that direction, I hope you find these tips helpful as well (I
left in most of the details so it is quite lengthy):


We are also planning a trip in June across I-90 and on to Yellowstone. We
are spending two nights in Keystone and I've contacted two restaurants.
Like you, I am hoping to find safe places to eat. We breakfast in the room
- usually cereal, fruit and almond milk for me and picnic at lunch. This
keeps the cost down and we've enjoyed beautiful scenery for our picnics,
we always found this to work well when we traveled with children.  When we
arrive in an area, we purchase a cheap ice chest, squeeze mayo, meat,
individually wrapped cheese, pickles, Lays chips and fruit. My husband has
wheat rolls and I carry corn thins from home but hope to find Udi's this
trip. With this a cookies that I usually carry from home, we have two
meals taken care of. I've had replies from the Ruby House in Keystone -
they say they will be able to provide a safe meal - ask for Brandi or
Linda if I have problems. Powder House Lodge is working on a gluten-free
menu and state that they do have options even though no gf menu. I usually
stay pretty basic when traveling - steak, plain chicken or fish, baked
potato and a veggie if available. Move variety would be nice but safe is
better. I do hope I am able to enjoy bison along the way. I will also have
at least one Dinty Moore beef stew with me just in case.

check out:  www.blackhillsceliacs.org

We did this very trip last year with two celiacs, and made it to
Yellowstone and Glacier too.  Since we were camping, we shopped in grocery
stores and had no trouble finding food.  The most difficult place to find
food was Interstate truck stops/ gas stations. But even there and in the
parks you can get canned baked beans and hot dogs!  We ate sandwiches on
corn tortillas, chocolate, trail mix  pb and J on rice cakes, cold cuts
and rotisserie chicken from supermarkets, chips and salsa, beef jerky,
dried fruit, all the usual stuff.  I kept a supply of instant grits (and
now I can find gf instant oats), instant noodles, precooked rice from
Trader Joe's, gf crackers and pretzels and a few other staples. We had no
trouble finding food in grocery stores, but we did not eat out, even at
fast food restaurants.  A few nights when we did stay in a hotel with a
continental breakfast, we ate our own hot or cold cereal and the hotel's
yogurt, fresh fruit, and juice.  It was much easier than I anticipated.
The big grocery stores were well-stocked, so we loaded up before we headed
into more remote areas. The only luxury that would help travel for us, if
it exists, would be a mini-microwave that plugs into a car.  Then we could
ALWAYS find something.

I don't remember specific stores, but I do remember it was easy to find gf
food in most places.

I LOVED Custer SP, it was beautiful!   Great hiking and swimming.  Wish I
had reserved a campsite in advance so we could have stayed a few days
instead of one.

Mitchell SD was a great stop for the Lewis and Clark rest stop and the
Plains Indian Museum. Spent a great day in the Badlands.  So much to see!

Go to the south Dakota support group website: google it, they were great
help for me!

Contact one of the following for information:
Rapid City:  Black Hills Celiacs - A GIG  Branch
Susan Guetter, Co-President phone: 605-341-0336
email: [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
Joan Clements,  Co-President phone: 605-484-0393
email: [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
website: _www.blackhillsceliacs.org_ (http://www.blackhillsceliacs.org)

I was in Rapid City in the Fall there is a Boston Pizza that serves gluten
free pizza which was a real treat as well as an Outback!!  There were also
2 health food stores one had a great selection of frozen items as well as
the standard cereals, crackers, etc. if you needed them.  At Mount
Rushmore the selections were very limited but i needed to check the
ingredients on the ice cream (because of other allergies) and they had a
book with all the ingredients.

This is the site I used last year when I went to Sturgis in August, it has
all gluten free restaurants, stores, etc. by state and it helped
tremendously and if you get the chance to go to Boston's Gourmet Pizza,
it's really good, best pizza I have had since being diagnosed with Celiac
Disease.
http://www.glutenfreeregistry.com/gluten-free-state-search.do?state=SD

Have you checked out Gluten Free Registry?
I use their web site all the time. I love that it's reviewed by other
Celiacs. You can simply go the site and search the location that you want.

We did this trip last fall-2 health food stores in Rapid City had some
things as well as a very nice one in Spearfish. Boston's-for GF pizza in
Rapid City as well as an Outback. Kevin Costner's restaurants in his
casino in Deadwood  knew a little about  GF meals. I also ate quite a few
burgers without buns and salads.

If it fits into your plans Al's Oasis in Chamberlain has been one of our
regular stops. Last time I was there they went into the grocery store
(same building) and got me some individual packets of mayo because they
only had what was on the salad bar to put on my hamburger patty. The
waitresses there were like visiting a caring relative's home.  I90 in the
summer can be a really busy place as will be Mt Rushmore. South Dakota has
really nice rest stops about every hour or so. Family picnics with kids
can give everyone a low stress break from traveling when a little exercise
is mixed with a quick meal.

With these tips, I'm feeling much more relaxed about taking our first long
family vacation.  Thanks everyone!
Dawn

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