Brian and I awoke early and started driving to Devil’s Tower National Monument near Hulett. The boys awoke slowly one by one on our drive down a dirt country road; Brian is quite the competent, adventurous driver! As we drove through the Devil’s Tower National Monument , we were awed by the prairie dogs in the field. Then, onto the steep ascent to the Visitor Center and to eat breakfast in the parking lot. FYI: The native American tribes consider the Tower as a religious site so they do not approve of the climbing on or the name of the tower.
Next destination: Mt. Rushmore, SD. A note for the road: it is a 10% grade both ways; be careful because there is not a long start to begin your ascent up the mountain. The story behind the memorial’s creation only adds to the grandiose of the actual sculpture. Congratulations to our new Jr. Rangers: Andrew and Ethan.
A heavy downpour helped us to quickly deicide to get going to our next sidetrip: South Dakota Air and Space Museum at Ellsworth AFB. The boys were in awe with the size and capabilities of the planes on display. Final destination for the night: somewhere near the South Dakota/ Iowa border when Brian gets tired of driving.
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