Today was a very easy driving day since we only drove about an hour and one half before stopping in Rapid City, SD. We originally were going to stay another day in the badlands and then driver over to Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial but changed our plans to reduce the badlands by one day and add a day in Rapid City. We took the back roads to get to Rapid City today rather than getting back on 90 and driving west. The country side was very beautiful but once you see this it's almost like looking at corn fields in Indiana. Once you have seen one the others look pretty much the same. Since we had such a short drive we went to the Walmart in Rapid City with the motorhome before going to the rv park. Sometimes this can be an adventure in itself but today we were able to get in and out with no issues. The rv park here is nice. We have a concrete patio with a table and four chairs. The only issue is the access in and out of the site. I think we will be ok but won't know for sure until we leave tomorrow. They advertise big rig friendly with 80 foot sites which is more than we need but when you actually get to the place you find a much different situation. We haven't had any real problems yet on this trip other than me having the driver side of the motorhome within 6" of a barbed wired fence and the passenger side within 6" of two big rocks. Oh well that keeps things interesting.
After we got hooked up and settled in to the rv park we headed out to see Mount Rushmore. It appeared much more commercialized today than it was 20 some years ago. It is still amazing to think of the work it took to carve these faces into those rock mountains. After Mount Rushmore we drove another 20 miles or so to the Crazy Horse Memorial. This has been a work in progress for many years but is still far from being completed.
Here are some pics from today.
My number one traveling buddy. We indulged today by having an ice cream cone.
The Crazy Horse Memorial
