Mt. Rushmore

Oh no !!!!! More tourists taking pictures!

No, this is not Mount Rushmore, but an advertisement for Presidents' Park, which was closed while we were here.

Doug stands in for Bonzo.

Two cold tourists pose in front of Mount Rushmore.

Mount Rushmore construction was started in 1937 by Gutzon Burglum. In March 1941, Burglum died and his son Lincoln Burglum took over. Construction stopped due to lack of funding in October 1941.

Originally the plan was to carve the presidents from head to waist. The presidents are from left to right: George Washingon, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

The closest Marlon will ever come to being the President of the United States...

Doug stands in front of the entrance to Mount Rushmore where flags of all 50 states fly.

Doug shows us the meaning of Mount Rushmore in the museum.

Many views of Mount Rushmore...

It was time to say goodbye; we were cold and hungry.

These guys had found something to eat next to the road at Mount Rushmore.

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To be continued...

Hart Ranch at Rapid City, South Dakota

We made it to Hart Ranch just outside of Rapid City where we would be staying for the next two weeks.

Originally, we were only going to stay a week but we found out near the end of the week that there was a big snowstorm in Yellowstone so we decided to stay longer.

We had a nice site and, as you can see, this was not the peak season.

We saw many neat clouds. Unfortunately, they packed heavy winds with them...sometimes gusting to over 50 miles an hour.

We were a couple of weeks too early for the pool or hot tub.

They also have miniature golf and tennis courts.

This is the clubhouse and convenience store.

These creatures were everywhere you looked, sometimes just a little too close to the road for Marlon's comfort.

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North Mankato, Minnesota

On our way to Rapid City we stopped in North Mankato, Minnesota to visit with Marlon's friend, Dave, and his dog, Sandy.

Dave gave us a tour of the town and showed us where he works.

Here is Dave, Sandy and Marlon in front of Dave's house.
In front of our campsite for the night at the Flying J Truck Stop in Souix City, Iowa, we saw a wind turbine blade being transported on this truck.

After filling the RV with diesel, we thought we might trade for this economical model.

Our campsite for the night.

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To be continued...