Black Hills & Wyoming Day 2
Black Hills & Wyoming
Day 02 - July 7, 2011 - Thursday - Rapid City, SD; Mt. Rushmore & Custer State Park
Our Guest Author for today is Maria Poulsen, age 12 from Frederikssund, Denmark.
When we left the hotel at 8:43 it was 73 degrees. We were on the way to Mount Rushmore. At 9:22 we arrived to Mount Rushmore.
We followed a park ranger who told us about the monument and the four presidents. We walked around the place on our own and took a lot of photos. After that we got a big ice cream from Jesper.
At 12:41 we left Mount Rushmore and headed for Jewel Cave National Monument 30 miles away. When we got there the cave was closed because the elevator was broken and there was no electricity so we decided to take a scenic tour through Custer State Park.
In the park we saw white-tailed deer with their babies. We also saw pronghorns and a lot of burros. The burros almost came into the car to see if we had something to eat. We did not see any buffaloes.
We did also drive to several overviews and again we took a lot of photos and we drove through 3 narrow tunnels. We came back at the hotel at 5:30 and went out for dinner at 6:00.
We had dinner at the local Arnold’s Diner. Most of us had burgers, fries and shakes.
Accommodations: Sleep Inn and Suites
Comments
I love the journal entry, Maria. Looks like you all are having a great time.
Good to see you back on the road.
No buffalo? Steph and I slept on the side of the road in Custer State Park years ago and woke to a herd of buffalo. Beautiful area.
Post a Comment!good journal Maria!
First View of Mt. Rushmore
Mt. Rushmore Avenue of Flags
Poulsen Family
Pronghorn Antelope
Burros Getting Treats
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