Mt. Rushmore
Horse Theif campground for picnic lunch
Crazy Horse and Displays
Torrential rain storm and hail while in the Crazy Horse museum
Incredible scenery and Needles Highway
Deer. Wild Donkeys and a ton of buffalo
Antelopes and prairie dogs
Iron Mountain road at dusk.
Dinner at Firehouse Brewery
Mt. Rushmore - incredible! Couldn't believe I was actually there!!
Crazy Horse and Displays
Park Road and Needles Highway..oh my gosh. Other worldly, amazing, etc., etc.
Wild Donkeys and Buffalo...3 big herds of buffalo. AWESOME!!
ANTELOPE!!!!
And a beautiful dusk and sunset in the park. The end of a WOW day. I cannot believe how vast and beautiful this country is. Am in awe of it!
Upon our return to Rapid City, we headed to the Firehouse Brewery for a steak dinner and...yes....another beer!!
We got back to the hotel in and were way too tired to post anything, But it was a happy tired! AMAZING!!!!
DAY 7 DEVIL'S TOWER and WYOMING!
Got on the road and slowly worked our way to Devil's Tower in Wyoming. It is fun to see how the terrain changes as you enter each state! Wyoming is so beautiful and very different from South Dakota.
Becky wanted to take the hike around the tower. I had planned to, but....I'm sorry...it was 90 degrees. Need I say more? If you know me, you know that was not going to happen. I dropped Becky off and headed back down the hill, took a ton of pictures and found a spot for a cold drink and a place to work on my pictures. In about an hour and a half, Becky was done and we were on our way again. I can see why the Native Americans see Devil's Tower as spiritual. It is a mystical, mysterious, fascinating place.
The haze you see is smoke from the fires all the way up in West Glacier. There has been little or no rain and the temperatures have been in the upper 80s and low 90s. The good thing is, there is no smoke smell, just haze. And when you actually get closer to things, the haze clears up.
Dinner at a fun place in Buffalo. Back to wine!!
We are safely in our hotel in Buffalo, Wyoming. Tomorrow, we are heading up to Yellowstone National Park!! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings! Today, as the previous 6 days, has been an unbelievable experience. This is truly a beautiful country. I apologize for using the same words to describe everything. Becky and I spend the day saying "wow" and "oh my gosh". There really are no adequate words to do justice to what we are seeing!!
By the tunnel on the Needles Highway did you notice the "penile" shaped rock? Didn't Devil's Tower look like it was made from metal? Maybe it's the color of the rock.
ReplyDeleteThere were quite a few of those😱😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think of the switch backs on the road? At the tunnel it was103 degrees
ReplyDeleteJune 21/22 when we were there.
Did you do the lighting at Mt Rushmore
What great photos Marge - so glad ya'll are having fun! Wish I could have tagged along!
ReplyDeleteYou and Keith have to get out here. It is amazing!!!!
DeleteWe have an amusing tale about Custer State Park. We were there with the granddaughters and when we saw the burros we stopped and got out of the car. Theresa had a bag of chips in her hand. She started running around screaming that the burros were after her but she wouldn't give us the chips. The three girls enjoyed trying to catch the prairie dogs at Devil's Tower. Fun times!
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