KC was excited about adding another sticker and date stamp to the National Park Passport book that Art got her.
Mt. Rushmore was as awesome as we remembered. Although the four presidents were chosen for their integrity and what our country stands for, we were told elsewhere that to many Native Americans, Mt. Rushmore stands for something else entirely.
Abe asked in his comment if we saw the Crazy Horse Monument. We did see it while on the road. There hasn't been a whole lot of progress since the last time we passed by about 10 years ago. I would love to see it completed.
In the town of Custer, we happened to stop at the Purple Pie Place. It was one of our favorite stops.
The sandwiches and soup were deliciously homemade and the pies were absolutely scrumptious!
The Jewel Cave was our next stop. We took the Discovery Tour because it was the least strenuous. Unfortunately, it was also pretty boring. You couldn't see very much of anything but a dark cave. I would not recommend this tour. Luckily we have a Senior Pass so we didn't have to pay for this.
"Senior Pass Eligibility
As part of the American the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass program, U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are at least 62 years old can purchase a Senior Pass for a one-time processing fee of $10. This Senior Pass to national parks and lands offers benefits to you and your traveling companions."
For KC the best part of this day was Dinosaur Park in Rapid City.
From Wikipedia:
"Dinosaur Park is a tourist attraction in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Dedicated on May 22, 1936, it contains seven dinosaur sculptures on a hill overlooking the city, created to capitalize on the tourists coming to the Black Hills to see Mount Rushmore. Constructed by the city of Rapid City and the Works Progress Administration, WPA Project #960's dinosaurs were designed by Emmet Sullivan."
If you ask KC what she remembered most about this trip, she'll probably tell you that she liked sitting on the dinosaur's tails.And that was the end of that day!
