We could see Devil's Tower from our site.

We watched to moon come up over a hill.  At first I thought there was a forest fire and it was getting worse..... only the moon.

Devil's Tower from another place in the KOA.

 

A couple of retired teachers from Tenn. took our picture in front of the tower at the park entrance.

There is a huge prairie dog town just inside the park.

We walked around the tower on a 1.3m trail.

Some people scrambled up on to the rocks, not me.  I'd kill myself.

The view of the valley with the tower to our back.

The Indians still hold the tower as sacred and put prayer flags up in the trees.

We watched a climber repel down one of the cracks.

There was someone up top feeding down the rope.

That tiny red roof is the KOA from the trail.

Another side of the tower.

We were almost finished with our walk.  Now you can see all the trees.

The day we got to Deadwood we decided to drive on down to Mt. Rushmore.  This was our first look at the faces.

The Avenue of the Flags

This what you can see from the top of the theater.

We walked the trail again this time.  It is suppose to have about 400 steps down and then you have to climb back up.  It feels like at least 5000.

Down on the trail you get a different view, like up Washington's nose.

The pile of rocks is from the carving.

On our way to eat dinner in Hill City we saw a mountain goat family.  We got fairly close and they didn't seem spooked.

We went back to Rushmore for the lighting show.  After a movie they called down all the vets and active duty military.  There was quite a crowd.

At least 100

There was a flag lowering ceremony with six volunteers. 

That's your dad in the blue hat.

Rushmore in lights

We spent one afternoon in the town of Deadwood.  It's old.  this is the post office. 

There is several sculptures in town.

this is Wild Bill Hickock

They had a "play" in front of a casino of a gun fight. The man with his back to the camera Was "shot" in the forehead and was suppose to have lived for 67 days.

Main St.

 

We  drove into Rapid City one day as well.  We didn't take any pictures, but we did visit a gold factory and saw how they make Black Hills Gold.  Not much to show from this "big" city. 

 

We're in Interior, SD tonight.  We are going to drive into the Badlands in the morning.  We have no cell service here.  That's okay as long as the KOA has wifi. 

Well that's all for tonight.  Love, Mom and Dad