Many of the shops in this area display native american crafts and artifacts. Bev is admiring an eagle feather head dress which is on sale for $2,350.
Downtown Rapid City has created a presidential walk, where all our former presidents are depicted in a bronze statue. Bev joins Franklin Roosevelt in delivering his famous "Day of Infamy" speech after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Skip meets Gen. (later President) Grant, namesake of our home county.
The Crazy Horse Memorial is located about 20 miles west of Mt Rushmore and includes a large museum and visitor center. The carving was started in 1948 and will take many more years to complete. When finished, it will be the largest stone carving in the world, measuring over 500ft high and 600ft long.
Bev meets Johnny Red Deer after his performance of the prarie chicken dance. The Crazy Horse carving can be seen behind the stage.
Our drive from the Crazy Horse Monument, back to the rv park, took us through Custer State Park, which is home to 1500 head of North American bison.
This bison was rolling in the dust, just off the side of the road. The adults stand over 6ft. and weigh over 2000lbs.
The Sturgis Harley store 3 weeks before the start of the 69th bike rally and the arrival of 400,000 motorcycle enthusiasts. Sturgis is a town about the size of Ephrata, and was founded in 1888 to support nearby Ft. Meade. The town was named after Col. Samual D. Sturgis the commander of the cavalry post. The Col. however wanted the towns name to honor his son Lt. James Sturgis who died with Gen. Custer 12 years earlier at the Little Bighorn. Tomorrow we will be on the road to Hardin, MT to visit the Custer battlefield.
Many of the shops in this area display native american crafts and artifacts. Bev is admiring an eagle feather head dress which is on sale for $2,350.
Downtown Rapid City has created a presidential walk, where all our former presidents are depicted in a bronze statue. Bev joins Franklin Roosevelt in delivering his famous "Day of Infamy" speech after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Skip meets Gen. (later President) Grant, namesake of our home county.
The Crazy Horse Memorial is located about 20 miles west of Mt Rushmore and includes a large museum and visitor center. The carving was started in 1948 and will take many more years to complete. When finished, it will be the largest stone carving in the world, measuring over 500ft high and 600ft long.
Bev meets Johnny Red Deer after his performance of the prarie chicken dance. The Crazy Horse carving can be seen behind the stage.
Our drive from the Crazy Horse Monument, back to the rv park, took us through Custer State Park, which is home to 1500 head of North American bison.
This bison was rolling in the dust, just off the side of the road. The adults stand over 6ft. and weigh over 2000lbs.
The Sturgis Harley store 3 weeks before the start of the 69th bike rally and the arrival of 400,000 motorcycle enthusiasts. Sturgis is a town about the size of Ephrata, and was founded in 1888 to support nearby Ft. Meade. The town was named after Col. Samual D. Sturgis the commander of the cavalry post. The Col. however wanted the towns name to honor his son Lt. James Sturgis who died with Gen. Custer 12 years earlier at the Little Bighorn. Tomorrow we will be on the road to Hardin, MT to visit the Custer battlefield.
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