A wonderful day on Sunday. We turned the trailer around by the easy solution of going the wrong way around the road.
A beautiful sunny day again. The boys were excited about Dad's presents: a real Stetson he picked out in Cody before we left town, a Yellowstone travel coffee mug, and a statue of a reclining bison from Yellowstone.
After delicious homemade egg and cheese sandwiches, we headed for Mt. Rushmore.
Without the trailer we were happy to drive up Needles highway through the switchbacks and narrow one car tunnels. The views were stunning all the way.
Mt. Rushmore itself is quite remarkable. One of those places that need to be seen in person to appreciate how impressive it is. There was also a lot of information about the presidents depicted in the exhibit hall.
Mom bought a book about Lewis and Clark and we all had Thomas Jefferson ice cream made from his recipe, apparently the first one in the U.S.
We then drove out through Rapid City to Sturgis and then Deadwood. We ate dinner at the Deadwood Social Club, above the saloon where Wild Bill Hickock (not to be confused with Buffalo Bill Cody) was shot.
The paintings on the walls at the Social club suggest how "social" it was at one time. (All stictly PG).
Back to Custer park to sleep, with a relaxing day planned for Monday.
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