As far as I know, there is only one place in my town which makes change with two dollar bills. The bills are always crisp and new and the vendor obviously makes a special effort to keep these rare bills in stock, since most other merchants have shunned them (there is no compartment for them in standard cash registers). (more…)

“Wagons West!” is more than a catch phrase here at Shebby Lee Tours. At this time of year, we eagerly await the greening of the grass just as our forebears did, and work even harder to make sure everything is in readiness for our own excursions through the great American West.

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What is your job title? Are you a sales manager, vice-president, chief cook and bottle washer? Most businesses assign titles without much thought, relying mostly on old standbys. Some actually think a fancy designation is an acceptable substitute for a raise!

I am fortunate to work in a business that does think a title matters, and sometimes even encourages employees to choose their own. (more…)

Remember how you used to look forward to field trips when you were in school? It was a chance to break away from the routine, experience something new, anticipate an adventure, and get out into the greater world beyond that stodgy classroom.

That feeling of adventure is exactly what you get when you explore the great American West with Shebby Lee Tours. On a Vanishing Trails Expedition you might take a horseback ride across the open prairie; (more…)

We are pleased to announce an agreement with one of our TAP Partners, Sports Travel & Tours, which brings you yet another travel option in a new, easy to use format. The two companies have joined together to offer one-click access to clients interested in sporting events of a lifetime. You’ll find Baseball Road Trips and Tours, Spring Training packages, Hall of Fame Inductions, All Major Sporting Events and Flexible Independent Travel (FIT) Vacations that are customized to meet your schedule and budget. (more…)

I was just thinking ahead to my next trip – the annual meeting of Travel Alliance Partners – and thinking how much fun it is going to be. Now don’t misunderstand me: this meeting will involve at least two ten-hour days of sitting behind closed doors with my 37 partners discussing “corporate” issues. Yawn, you might say. (more…)

It is an irritating burr under my saddle that some people – actually, many people – insist on placing my home state of South Dakota in the Midwest. I live 50 miles from the Wyoming border, for Pete’s sake, and I’ve never heard anyone call Wyoming a midwestern state.   Now, I might be willing to concede that the eastern half of our state has certain Midwestern traits, but out here in God’s Country we aren’t yielding an inch on this issue. (more…)

October is pow wow time here in the Black Hills. One of the largest annual pow wows in the country is staged right here in Rapid City the first week of October. Hold that thought. First some background:

I moved to Indian Country from New York over 40 years ago to get married. It was the early seventies and it was a bit of a culture shock. I was teased unmercifully for wearing mini-skirts (which hadn’t quite made the scene here yet), (more…)

The part of an iceberg concealed below the waterline is like the majority of tours offered by Shebby Lee Tours – largely hidden. This lesson was just driven home to me in a recent conversation with a client about his upcoming travel plans.   Every one of the tour destinations on his list are available through Shebby Lee Tours – and he didn’t even know it! (more…)

I have always marveled at how some people can get into the minutia of battlefield tactics, dissecting how the Indians came over the hill that-a-way and the cavalry came over the hill this-away (or the Yanks came from this direction and the Rebs from that). There is an entire segment of the population who REALLY gets into this stuff, many of them going so far as physically re-enacting those battles, complete with authentic costumes, military drills and smoking firearms. (more…)