Rapid City, SD

We are staying at Elks Lodge 1187, the nicest Elks we have stayed at. They have a ton of property including a Grille, an RV park with full hook ups and a golf course with a driving range and everything else you’d expect to find. We are in their very roomy parking lot with a huge grassy area next to us. $25 a night for us. $55 for the people at the hook ups. Accommodations in this area are pricey being so close to Mt Rushmore and other attractions. Other RV parks are $125/night.

Today we saw Mt. Rushmore. We did a drive by and avoided the tourist scene near the monument. I’ve been wanting to see this for quite a while and it is very impressive.

Then we stopped at a dog park for Zoe.

We thought it was funny how the dogs are posed.

Then we went on Needles Highway with narrow tunnels.

We walked around the town of Keystone and had lunch. Not sure if it’s really a town, it was a street of shops and restaurants on both sides of the street.

Here is Zoe and me sitting next to a statue of Lincoln.

Then we went to see Crazy Horse. Again, we did a drive by. This attraction was a real money grab starting with $30 parking fee. So we got a photo, all we really wanted.