The morning sunshine promised to give way to warm sunshine with a high of 83 degrees. We had a busy day in front of us. Our first stop was to Mount Rushmore. We were a little taken aback that Nick could not use his Golden Pass to get in. Here's the catch......your entry of $10.00 into the monument is for parking, not for entry. Makes no sense. Parking was easy as was access to the monument. Its enormity was breathtaking. The dedication and hard work that went into creating the monument is amazing. From the moment you walk up the steps, you are awestruck. There is plenty to do while you are there. Nick and I chose to admire the monument from the viewing platform and move on to our next stop.
We went down the road to Crazy Horse Mountain. This memorial was started on June 3, 1948 in honor of the culture, tradition, and living heritage of North American Indians. There aren't any photos of Crazy Horse, so the model is a composite likeness created by Korczak from "word pictures" he was given in the 1940s by old Indians who had known Crazy Horse in the few years that he lived.
I really enjoyed this memorial. You walk into the visitor center and one room led to another into another until you reach the memorial's view. Each room had a different focus. One was about the creator's life, several were filled with artifacts. Others contained Lakota Indian vendors selling the wares. It took us several hours to walk through the different sections.
When we done done there, we were hungry so we went to Custer City for lunch.
We pulled up to a parking spot on the street and Nick went into the Sage Creek Grille. There was shellfish, so I was left to my own demise. Nick came back with his lunch and we sat in the RV to have lunch and we left the door open. The next thing we know, a very disheveled man on a very dilapidated motorcycle pulled up next to us and started yelling at us that RV parking was down the street and that "you people think the whole world owes you s parking spot" and that you don't want the police to come and give you a ticket. We pretty much ignored him because of his sttitude and finished our lunch.....which by the way, Nick had a hamburger which he said was juicy and perfectly cooked. We got out of the RV and started to walk down the street, but Nick noticed we were the slightest bit over the line. He decided to move, so we moved to a spot that was situated at the end of the block and allowed Nick to park safely within the lines. As we walked away, a police car pulls up behind our RV and looked to be calling headquarters. Ok.....this isn't good! So....we turned around and walked over to the police car. He told us that someone cslled in that we were parked in an unsafe manner and that should check it out. The officer determined that we were okay and went on his way. Phew! Thought we'd end up with a ticket.
Custer City was a charming little town with some fun shops. When we went back to the campground I took advantage of the gorgeous day and plentiful sunshine and went walking in the pool. Nick stayed behind and talked to his new friends from Illinois.
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