Today we're going to Mount Rushmore. The drive there was very scenic. The Mount is really breathtaking and beautiful.
You enter through the "Avenue of Flags". There are 50 large granite columns representing each state with the State Seal and some information about that State. This leads to a large amphitheater where they have the lighting of the Monument each night.
The entire Monument is carved from solid granite which will only erode about 10 centimeters a year.
There is a restaurant that serves real good food at a price you can't beat. Jerry and I ate supper and had all we could want and it was only about $10.00 total.
If you plan to tour the Monument I'd recommend you plan to stay for the night time lighting. It's something you won't soon forget.
The drive from Mount Rushmore goes through the "Black Hills of South Dakota". The Black Hills get their name from the fact the trees have a lot dark green leaves that make them look black at a distance. There are a lot of nice motels, cabins and campgrounds around Rapid City and the Black Hills so finding a good base from which to travel won't be a problem.
After Mount Rushmore we drove to Deadwood SD. The place was really "dead" as far as we were concerned. All they had were bars and gambling houses. We were really disappointed, we were expecting something like "Old Tucson". The only thing fairly interesting were the graves of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
After another enjoyable day of sight seeing it was time to head back to the RV and have a good supper and enjoy sitting around talking about where we will go tomorrow.
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