Black Hills, SD
Our stay at Heartland RV Park was punctuated by storms and magnificent rainbows.
We were even treated to a FULL double rainbow.  Wow!
Sunsets and clouds make for great pictures.
Need I say more?  Nature is glorious.
We just couldn't get enough of these scenes. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did.
On the road to Custer State Park we came along this beautiful setting.
This is a wild prairie rose. The wild rose is the state flower for North Dakota and Iowa.
This State Game Lodge was frequented by Pres's Coolidge and Eisenhower.
Custer State Park is a place where the buffalo roam.  There more and larger herds.
Burros are located throughout the park and legendary for their food-begging skills.
The "Needle" mountain structures in Custer SP were once considered for sculpting into heads.
Sylvan Lake was a highlight of our Custer SP tour. Lunched and hiked here. It was quite pretty.
Susan liked this buckboard, so we got a pic of it.
Spearfish Creek on our tour of Spearfish Canyon.  Creative naming.
Roughneck Falls in Spearfish Canyon.  Not as spectacular as many we have seen, but nice.
Susan is literally glowing (we hiked in the humidity).
This is the site of one of the scenes from the movie "Dances with Wolves"
A line-up of RVs at the Rush-No-More campground. It was well-maintained and the folks were nice.
A field of daisys.  Wildflowers abound in this area.
The approach to Mt. Rushmore with an avenue of state flags.
You have seen this in many pictures, but the real thing is stunning. What an accomplishment!
In this closeup of Lincoln you can see the cracks of the rocks.  Some have to be filled annually.
The head of Washington from the side.  A view not often seen.
Large "studies" were used to guide the sculpturers. Note that much more was planned than was done.
We got several pictures in our tour of Jewel Cave.
Unfortunately, pictures don't do the cave features justice.
Drip, drip, drip, drip... you get the idea.
Susan is pointing out one of Bill's lesser known haunts in Deadwood.
A band warms up for a later concert (we didn't stick around).
A look down the street and the gathering crowd.  Note the native in the foreground.
One of the more interesting structures in Deadwood.
As we bid a fond farewell to Deadwood, I have to "utter" it.  This was "utterly" fascinating.