After a very restful, rainy night at the Occidental Hotel in Buffalo, Wy. we were on our way to South Dakota. We were a bit concerned about the weather, so we altered our plans a bit and decided to wait and do Bear Country USA tomorrow morning instead. This enabled us to stop at Devil's Tower Monument in Wyoming. There was a prairie dog preserve in the park and that was fun to watch the prairie dogs scamper around. Devil's Tower is a monolith located in the Black Hills. This area is considered sacred land to many Native Americans. Therefore many Native Americans leave prayer cloths and prayer bundles hanging in the trees. It was very interesting.
Our next detour was Deadwood, South Dakota. What a great little town! Wild Bill Hickhock was shot and killed here. The kids thought that was pretty cool. Deadwood is a cowboy gambling town. Played a few slots, but won nothing. OH well, you can't always be lucky!
Next we went to Crazy Horse Mountain. This is going to be a massive sculptor when it is completed. The four heads at Mount Rushmore will fit easily into a small portion of this sculpture. We enjoyed learning about the sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski. Amazingly 7 of his 10 children and his wife took over the project after his death in 1982.
Then it was off to Mount Rushmore for the evening program. This was well worth the evening stay out here. The lighting of Mount Rushmore is beautiful. At the end of the program everyone stands up to sing the National Anthem. Also they pay tribute to all those who have served in the military. Anyone who served in the military was asked to come onto the stage. How awesome that everyone stood and clapped as each and everyone of them came to the stage. Then in complete silence they folded the flag. It was a "proud to be and American moment." We will return to Mount Rushmore tomorrow before we leave to see the monument in daylight and walk around a bit more.
Much Love-Lisa
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