Indians to Presidents to Buffaloes

We are all rested, and ready to begin our vacation now!

We had a nice breakfast in the hotel we are staying in,

the Holiday Inn Express

in Custer, SD

We ventured out..stopping first at 

the Crazy Horse Monument

It's amazing how big it is, and the whole story behind it.

They've been working on it since 1948, and

probably another 40 more years for it to look like this:

I can't even imagine the work that goes on up there.

Next we went to Mt Rushmore...

It's amazing how big it is. Funny thing though, all 4 president

heads can fit in the hair of Crazy Horse. Wow!

George, me, dad  & mom

Of course, always can find ice cream..

After many pictures of the 4 guys on the mountain...

made our way to Custer State Park.

I was on a mission to find buffaloes!

It's windy, narrow road to get there. 

We stopped a few times along the

way to take more pictures..

I just love this picture!

Finally we made it to Custer State Park.

We saw buffaloes!!

and prairie dogs...

and cute burros..that stuck their heads in 

the windows of cars!

and a few antelopes..that were never quite close enough.

We headed back to the hotel after all the driving 

and sightseeing. Very tired...had a few bloody mary's!

and went to bed :)