From Vancouver B.C. our next stop is the Badlands, in South Dakota
We plan to visit Mt. Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a large-scale mountain sculpture by artist Gutzon Borglum. The figures of America's most prominent U.S. presidents--George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt—represent 150 years of American history.
The Memorial is located near Keystone in the Black Hills of South Dakota, roughly 30 miles from Rapid City.
We plan to rent an RV while we are there and a car. I was born in North Dakota so after seeing the beautiful Bad Lands we will head north and see the farm I grew up on the easiest way to do that is to rent an RV then fly home from Minot, North Dakota when we are done.
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| Yellow Mounds by Photographer Carl Johnson, 2009 Artist in Residence |
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Black Hill Wild Horse Sanctuary
Come Visit the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, one of America’s greatest private wilderness areas!
See hundreds of wild mustangs roaming free across wind swept prairies. Travel back in time and view the rugged natural beauty of America as it was 100 years ago. Explore wild horse history and learn how important horses were to early man. |
Come Visit the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, one of America’s greatest private wilderness areas!
See hundreds of wild mustangs roaming free across wind swept prairies. Travel back in time and view the rugged natural beauty of America as it was 100 years ago. Explore wild horse history and learn how important horses were to early
See hundreds of wild mustangs roaming free across wind swept prairies. Travel back in time and view the rugged natural beauty of America as it was 100 years ago. Explore wild horse history and learn how important horses were to early
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