Actually, two busy days.  Yesterday we drove the twisty, turny, 16A up to Mt. Rushmore.  It was a beautiful drive on a very tiny road.  Thank goodness we were in the Honda!  There were two "pigtail" bridges, where the road turned around and went under the bridge after we passed over it.  There were two tunnels in the black rock.

Mt. Rushmore was impressive; the development at the base of it, with cafe', ampitheather, viewing platform, etc., etc., is a bit over done, but all in all it was well-worth the drive.

We then went to the unfinished Crazy Horse monument.  It is amazing, even more so because the sculptor and the Native Americans will NOT accept any financial help from the US Government.  It is done all through a foundation that includes the deceased sculptor's wife and 7 of their 10 children, plus others.  It will be magnificent when it is finished.

Today, we drove on another twisty turny road through some incredible rock formations call the "Needles".  This had many wonderful views of these strange formations, and two tiny, barely 8-foot wide tunnels.'

Tonight, we returned to the Crazy Horse monument for the light show.  This was also wonderful.  The admission to the show was three cans of food per person.  I didn't get an opportunity to find out where the food goes, to the tribe, or to a food pantry.  But I liked the idea!

Now I am finishing a book about Crazy Horse's life, written by a Lakota.  It is very interesting and hits me again, like so much of this trip, how badly we treated our Native brothers and sisters.  All in the name of Manifest Destiny, and hiding behind what was called "Christianity".  Shameful!