Mount Rushmore

May 20 - When we arrived at Mount Rushmore it was raining quite a bit, so we got a little wet taking pictures, but I think the rain added something to them, it made Washington look like he had been crying! It was inspiring. I think it was cool to see this magnificent piece of art, read about the artist, and see images of the builders. Mount Rushmore really is impressive. 

So many little tourist spots around Mount Rushmore, but it had gotten late and things were closing up. They did look like fun, like the giant big foot carving, the wax museum of all the presidents, a huge candy shop, and much more.

Took a pic as we drove by, just had to.

The rain wasn't fun and off and on at the end of our trip, but did not, by any means, ruin anything.

We got as good of pictures as we could, and did a little shopping. Like I wrote above, wished we could have gone to a few more places, but it was late and the weather was bad. Maybe we will do this again someday.

Things to do near Mount Rushmore:
-Presidential Qax Museum
-Caves
-Arts, crafts, and wood carvings
-Reptiles
-Indian rock formation
-Candy shop
-Amusement rides
- Zip line at the mountain
And more.

We recommend taking at least two days there as well.

We boondocked because a storm was coming, and in the morning I swore we had been on a boat.
Overnight we were rocking and rolling in the wind, it was wild. When it seemed like it died down we moved out on the highway we saw a 30-foot camper trailer pulled by a truck, both rolled on their side in the grass and a tow truck was helping it get upright. That's how bad the wind was during it. Jonathan needed even more extra breaks because of his health issues, the winds took so much out of him.

May 21 - After getting supplies at Walmart we continued west through South Dakota. Today was a driving day and we arrived in Sioux Falls just around dinner time and spent the night at Cracker Barrel.

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