Mt. Rushmore

Long day today but I learned several things.  The Badlands of South Dakota aren't so bad.....in a car......with air conditioning .  Kind of like Bryce Canyon....shallow and faded.  Custer Park in S. Dakota is like NW Trek in your own car.....at your own risk.  We saw bison, antelope,donkeys,prairie dogs by the dozens, a golden eagle and lots of windy roads.  Half the roads we traveled today are closed part of the winter.  Don't ever try to find dinner in Kadoka, South Dakota.

Two quotes for the day....when we were looking at Mt. Rushmore, a little girl of about six said, "Daddy, why aren't they smiling?"  Then at about 7:30, I called my brother Bryce, who lives in Iowa, and he said....."may I ask what you are doing in Sioux Falls?"  Guess that isn't the way they drive when they come to Utah.  Off again.  This is a very big country.

Sister Taggart

Tragedy sometimes ends well....

Custer Park So. Dakota - a NW Trek in your own car.

 Did you hear the one about the jackass in traffic?

 Crossed the Wide Missouri