Custer, SD and Mount Rushmore

Well, it's Friday and we are now leaving Custer after having spent a couple of days here at this CG:

  While we were here in Custer, I took a walk a couple of nights before supper and just down the street saw these beauties:

The night before we left, I took a walk, and, as I got back to the CG, I heard some noises that I couldn't quite identify, and then I looked up to see these:

There were two huge flocks of geese, heading south I guess.

The first day at Custer we drove north past Crazy Horse (which you can see from the highway) up to Mt Rushmore. 

It is a beautiful drive thru the mountains.  Here are some pictures.

On the way up we pulled off at a view point.  We thought that we were suppposed to look out at the valley below, but, as we walked back to the truck, we looked up, and, lo and behold:

there was George!!

When we got parked, we walked up the Avenue of Flags that leads up to the monument.

Each granite tower has the flags of 4 states and lists when each state was admitted to the union.

Mount Rushmore is a site to see - but nothing much has changed since we were here in 1998 - no new carvings of Presidents!!  But it is very awe-inspiring.  Just to think of the work that went into creating this in the first place.  It took something like 17 years to complete!!

From there we drove south thru some very winding roads and tunnels.  Good thing we didn't have the trailer with us!

The roads and tunnels were specifically created with Mt. Rusmore in mind - when we came out of this tunnel, before us was the monument.

And on another turnout, we saw it again.

 And, of course, a couple of scenic views!!

We finally got back on main road headed back to Custer which winds thru the State Park and has campgrounds, picnic areas, etc. along the road.  We drove by a gift shop and then saw a sign that said: "One Dollar Hot Dog and Coke."  So we both looked at each other and said: "LUNCH."   So I found a wide spot in the road where I could turn around, and, as we got crossways on the road, Mom says "Look what is in front of us!!

Anyway, we turned around, got lunch, and sat on a picnic table enjoying our $2 meal!!

Day 2 - Custer State Park is next.