Got up early to leave Buffalo, WY, had a lot I wanted to see and do! However, Lily wasn't ready to get up. So we left at 8:30. That's early for Lily.
While I drove to Devils Tower, the kids caught a few more winks. Devils Tower was amazing... The legend has it 7 girls were playing near what is now Devils Tower when a bear began to chase them. The girls ran and climbed a large rock. One girl prayed to the rock for help, to save them from the bear. The rock hear her prayer and lifted to the heavens. The bear tried to climb the side, but lost its claws and fell back to earth. The girls were safe from the bear, but never made it back to earth. The rock is now a tower, and the star cluster above it are the seven girls.
After lunching on buffalo burgers, we headed to Deadwood, SD (or is it in WY?). There is gold in them there Black Hills. Lily found some. Panned for gold, watched a showdown, tooled down Main street...
Took Highway 385 to Crazy Horse Memorial Monument. Wow! And then the lightening storm! Then the hail storm! Wow!
Traveled during a rain storm to Mount Rushmore. Fortunately, the weather let up to just a sprinkle. The rock groupings on the way to Mt Rushmore is impressive, wish we could have stopped to photograph them.
Headed to Wall, SD--really to Wall Drug. A kitchie souvenir shop. Fun. Great donuts. Saw several jack-a-lopes...
Too late to see the Badlands while there was still daylight, so we headed to our hotel in Kadoka, SD. Swam in the heated pool, sat in the hot tub...
Tomorrow we may head back 35 miles to see the Badlands. Just adds two extra hours towards our goal of making it to Wisconsin tomorrow...
Loyola, Ly
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