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To Rushmore
A herd of wild turkeys grazing on the side of the road. Turkeys were everywhere in Custer State park. Apparently it is a felony to hunt them here, so they are pretty comfortable all over.
There is a funny story about this bison. It was walking along the side of the road, and we passed it. We wanted to take a picture of it but Vicki's window would not open (another story), so we drove a little ahead, flipped a U-turn and came back to get the picture (note that it is raining). The bison kept walking and was very obliging about the picture. I kept going past and did another U-turn to go the way we originally wanted. As I tried to pass him the second time, he decided that we were too threatening and charged us as we went by. The van, fortunately, did not get caught by the bulk of him, but it was close. Then, a few miles further along, there was a whole herd of them hanging out on the hillside. I was a little nervous, as there were a couple of them much closer just to the right of the picture, but they were pretty mellow.
Off in the distance is a flock of wild donkeys.
This flock in fact.
Off in the center of the picture is an elk that was just walking along.
This guy was playing on the side of the road as we approached Mt. Rushmore National Park.
This is the current state of Crazy Horse Monument. The artist that started the project died a few years ago, but his family is still working on it. More info here.
Beautiful rocky peak as we approach Mt. Rushmore.
This image is from the road approaching MT. Rushmore, from the back. This is Washington's profile. Turns out it is completely by accident. To the left of Washington was going to be Lincoln. but the rock was not stable enough for his bust. They "erased" the image and did it to the right of Washington instead. More on the history of Rushmore here.
This is a picture of the plateau on the reverse side of the above picture. |
