Mount Rushmore day! We were both very impressed by Mount Rushmore. We thought the monument was well designed, parking was easy and accessible, there were lots of different points of interest, a movie, displays, sculptor studio, bookstore and gift shop. Plus we were able to walk right up underneath the carvings and get pretty close. We saw a cute deer trying to get across a sidewalk. Everyone stopped and coaxed the deer and made room for it. It was hesitant but finally scooted across the sidewalk. After Mount Rushmore we drove out across an Indian Reservation to see an edge of the Badlands. Wes has always wanted to see the Badlands. We didn't have much time to really explore them, but we at least stopped and saw a portion. We then drove through Custer State Park, another impressive place! We saw two lakes, and the second one, Sylvan Lake had some super cool geology. We spent quite a bit of time in Custer State Park and still only saw a little bit of it. After that we visited Crazy Horse. The museum was huge and the movie was really interesting. I wish we could have gotten closer to the actual carving, but since they're still working on it, they have to keep us at a distance. We saw lots of wildlife on this trip including elk, turtle, big horn sheep, chukkars, fish, squirrels, prairie dogs, a caterpillar, mule deer and white tailed deer.
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