Silver City, South Dakaota

We saw some great sites on our trip to Silver City, SD on July 24 including lots of cattle. We stayed at Whispering Pines Campgound. 

On July 25 we drove to Mount Rushmore. This was our first glimpse on the road to the monument.

 This was our view while we were having lunch.

Had to take a selfie with the presidents!

It's a very impressive sculpture!

I didn't know Thomas Jefferson wrote the first recipe for ice cream. His ice cream is sold in the Cafe and it was delicious.

Took a quick trip to Sturgis where they were getting ready for the famous motorcycle rally.

Then on to Deadwood SD home of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.

Saw a gun fight in front of the Franklin Hotel.

Had dinner at Miss Kitty's Gambling Saloon while watching the Red Sox game.

Our next stop was the monument to Chief Crazy Horse. The monument has been a work in progress for 68 years and only the head is finished. The head is 90 feet high 30 feet bigger then the presidents on Mount Rushmore.

There is a Native American Museum at the site. 

Back to Mount Rushmore in the evening for the 9 PM Illuminating Ceremony. We sat in the amphitheater and watched the sunset.

There was a presentation by the rangers, a short movie about the monument and the singing of our national anthem. In the middle of the Star Spangled Banner the monument was illuminated.