Ok South Dakota has some great stuff. We started our day in the blooming metropolis of Spearfish. Because of the night before we decided to just take a lazy day. Then we drove to Rapid City, and found a hotel with a vacancy and got all excited. Then we headed to Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse. On the way there we were tickled to find Bear Country USA. Our solution to the critter hiding problem we had at Yellowstone.
We drove to Crazy Horse first. It is cool- but more expensive than I really thought it would be. There is a huge exhibit and explanations of the work. But you cant see much from the visitor center. Add to that the only way to see it is to purchase another ticket to ride the bus to see the actual front of the monument. That part didnt really excite me. So we saw the side and moved on.
Mt Rushmore was really pretty cool. If you look at the pictures, you will notice a bunch of military guys all sitting there. The Airman Leadership School from Ellsworth Air Force Base held their graduation in the outdoor auditorium.
We then went on to Bear Country USA. It is an outdoor zoo, that you drive through, and it is worth it. We both loved the bears. But I thought the mountain lion was cool. Stubborn little sucker wouldnt look tho.
We ended our day in a thunderstorm staying in Hill City. It also ended with an offer on our house. With that I will close and put the links for the pictures up.
http://picasaweb.google.com/mkb3123/CrazyHorseMtRushmore
http://picasaweb.google.com/mkb3123/BearCountry
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