Today we were on the road by 6 am and rode 57 miles into Wall, SD by noon. It was 100 degrees when I arrived and made it up to 105 a couple of hours later. I'm glad we're not camping.
A view of Mt. Rushmore from Iron Mountain.
Our first siting of Buffalo in Custer State Park.
A bit farther down the road, we encountered a small herd closer to the roadside.
As a grand finale, we came to a buffalo traffic jam.
The big guy.
A little guy.
I wonder if the Crazy Horse monument will be completed in my grandson's lifetime. Looking at a scale model and then the mountain, it is hard for me to visualize the final sculpture. The scale of the mountain is also challenging, as we were told that all four heads on Mt. Rushmore would fit in the single head here. I took this shot from about a mile away from the sculpture. Twice a year people are allowed to hike up to the arm, just in front of the face. I've added that to my bucket list.
Finally, Rushmore from close up. The park has quite a monumental avenue of state flags and huge viewing area full of people taking selfies. Off to the side and down a shaded path, we found the deserted historic viewing area, which was much more to my liking.
We started seeing Wall Drug signs in Idaho. This one was only about 10 miles out. I didn't find 5 cent coffee, but the milkshake was excellent, and many people were taking advantage of the free ice water today.
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