First we went to the famous Wall Drug Store in Wall, SD. It was pretty wacky, but I loved it. There were lots of souvenir shops and, as promised, free ice water and 5 cent coffee. We posed with the local wildlife, the jackalope, and even got to see a couple of stuffed raccoon sing bluegrass tunes. All in all it was a successful visit.
The Badlands were our next stop of the day and they also did not disappoint. It's so fascinating to drive in and have a flourishing grassland to your right and an desolate region of worn away rock to your left. both sides were covered in wild things though. We saw so many cute prairie dogs and even got relatively close to one of them (a safe distance of course). There were so many bison! The road was even blocked at one point, which was awesome! We wanted to go on a hike through, but there was surprisingly little to offer and it was soooo cold this morning, so we settled for the car tour and lots of stops to walk around.
Our next stop was Mt. Rushmore. It was pretty interesting. I went a few years ago on my way out to Yellowstone, but we only stopped for a few minutes and got back on the road, I didn't even know there was a museum under the viewing deck! We walked the Presidential trail and took lots of photos and then went to the museum. Did you know that Mt. Rushmore was actually named after a NY lawyer 2 years before they even started plans for the sculpture?
After Mt.Rushmore we passed through Deadwood and wound our way up to Spearfish, SD where we are sleeping tonight. Tomorrow we have plans for the Devil's Tower and then booking it up to Bozeman, MT for the night. We'll see how it all turns out.
Peace and Love.
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