Yesterday, we drove from Cody WY to Hill City SD. The drive was pretty boring. It started out pretty flat but we did end up going through a mountain pass where the elevation was about 9400 feet. We ended up in Hill City around 5:00. On the way, we passed the Crazy Horse monument which we could see from the highway.
We had a nice dinner at a place called the Desparado Cowboy. The steak and the ribs were very good. It was a neat place in an old building that had been there since the early 1900's. After dinner we headed up to view Mt Rushmore. We wanted to catch the evening show where they light up the mountain. We were able to walk the Presidential Path that takes you along the bottom of the mountain. I don't remember doing this when I was a kid. You get a nice view but you end up walking up a bunch of stairs.
The evening program started and a park ranger came out and talked about the presidents a little bit. They then showed a movie that detailed information about each president. At the end of the movie, they started lighting up the mountain. It takes a while for the lights to come to full strength. At this point, they called any people that are current or former military, down to the stage. Quite a few people came down and they had a boy scout troop lower the flag and then passed it from person to person on the stage.
It was a pretty patriotic moment. We enjoyed our stay at Mt. Rushmore and were in awe of the work they had to do to carve the monument out of the mountain.
We had a nice dinner at a place called the Desparado Cowboy. The steak and the ribs were very good. It was a neat place in an old building that had been there since the early 1900's. After dinner we headed up to view Mt Rushmore. We wanted to catch the evening show where they light up the mountain. We were able to walk the Presidential Path that takes you along the bottom of the mountain. I don't remember doing this when I was a kid. You get a nice view but you end up walking up a bunch of stairs.
The evening program started and a park ranger came out and talked about the presidents a little bit. They then showed a movie that detailed information about each president. At the end of the movie, they started lighting up the mountain. It takes a while for the lights to come to full strength. At this point, they called any people that are current or former military, down to the stage. Quite a few people came down and they had a boy scout troop lower the flag and then passed it from person to person on the stage.
It was a pretty patriotic moment. We enjoyed our stay at Mt. Rushmore and were in awe of the work they had to do to carve the monument out of the mountain.
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