We didn't cover as much distance this day, but we did see A LOT of sites. The most disappointing was the city of Deadwood, SD. This is where Wild Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane hung around. The only good part was the cemetary, were they (along with other city notables) were burried. It was the only real part of the town. The rest was crass commercialism behind somewhat historic looking storefronts.
Calamity Jane.
Buffalo Bill.
After Deadwood, we took what felt like the slowest road ever to see Mt. Rushmore. I wish we had more time to spend there, but we were nearing the end of the day.
And not that much farther, down another slow road, is the Crazy Horse monument. They are still working on it, but you can see the profile of his face.
Much earlier in the day, we visited Devil's Tower. It was definitely the coolest part of the day. Doug's been wanting to see it since he saw "Close Encounters".
There was a 1.3 mile trail around the base, and it made a nice family walk.
And just outside the park, there was a prairie dog colony. It was soooooo cool to see all those little creatures. This is my best picture of one, just to remind me of how fun it was to watch them. I could have watched them for hours.
And not that much farther, down another slow road, is the Crazy Horse monument. They are still working on it, but you can see the profile of his face.
Much earlier in the day, we visited Devil's Tower. It was definitely the coolest part of the day. Doug's been wanting to see it since he saw "Close Encounters".
There was a 1.3 mile trail around the base, and it made a nice family walk.
And just outside the park, there was a prairie dog colony. It was soooooo cool to see all those little creatures. This is my best picture of one, just to remind me of how fun it was to watch them. I could have watched them for hours.
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Someday I'll make it to Mt Rushmore... I'm glad you liked the MT drive... I'll stick with the worse state to drive through is Kansas.
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