We all had a goods nights sleep again, it cooled off to
about 65 and felt great. Today’s weather forecast is predicting to be around 90
degrees. This makes things tougher when you are camping trying to see exhibits
and take care of two dogs. We decided to go to Mt. Rushmore early to avoid the
heat and be able to leave the dogs in the car. I checked last night to see when
they opened and you are not going to believe this but they open at 5AM problem
solved! Since not everyone wakes up at 4AM like Jasper and myself, we decided
to leave at 7 and get a jump on the day. On a funny side note when Joanne was
in the bathroom a little girl asked her what she was doing and Joanne said she
was putting on makeup. The girl asked if she had any more make up and said that
if she did she might want to think about putting that too. Ha Ha I love it what
a way to start your day!! We got there at 8 and were greeted with very few
people and lots of cool air to walk around in. I really love walking the trail
that goes to the base of Mt. Rushmore it gives you some really great views of
the Monument. We stayed there till about 11 and then headed off to Crazy Horse.
It was getting warmer by then so Lyn and I decided to stay back with the dogs
so my Dad and Joanne could see the museum and monument. This monument is far
from being done and was originally started by one of the men who worked on Mt.
Rushmore. His family still works on it until this day. They told us that today
was a blast day and they were planning on doing the blast at 1PM. We could see
it from the parking lot. After much anticipation we saw a puff of smoke heard a
boom and that was about it. After that we were on our way to the town of
Custer. Once there we decided it was too hot to walk the dogs around town and
headed back to camp. Luckily it was overcast and not as hot a it could have
been. We had lunch and then went to the pool to cool off. At 5PM KOA had a wine
tasting so we decided to go check it out. We had some of the sweetest wine we
had ever had not my cup of tea so t speak but it was free. After that Lyn fixed another great
dinner and even fixed red white and blue puto to celebrate the 4th
of July. Our campground is at the top of a hill and we could see fireworks
right from our picnic table. What a great way to end the day. Tomorrow we are
headed for Cody Wyoming, which is the jumping off point to Yellowstone! Happy 4th
everyone!!!
KOA Campsite Rapid City SD
Dad and Joanne at Mt. Rushmore!
Crazy Horse blast!
Thomas Jefferson Ice cream!
Noel gets her daily belly rub!
KOA wine tasting!
4th of July puto!
