Starting our trip to Mount Rushmore

[Joker]

The wife’s been wanting to go for years so we’re starting off today. Provo tomorrow, 2 days with golf in Casper, 3 days in Rapid City with golf one day then back through Colorado with a stay in Moab at some lodge on the river. Each leg is around 6 hours. This should be a good one.

 

[H20 Toie]

That sounds like a great trip

 

[BingerFang]

I went with my grandparents when I was 12. Road trip from CA to their farm in SE South Dakota. We ate cheddar cheese and peanut butter sandwiches and drank Mountain Dew. The crazy horse monument is also worth the stop which is nearby Mount Rushmore.

The badlands are awesome.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[HNL2LHC]

Don’t forget Devil’s Tower, Crazy Horse, Bad Lands, Wall Drugs and Deadwood. Be sure to post up pics of your adventures.

 

[Done-it-again]

Enjoy the trip. I cannot wait to get back to South Dakota.

 

[LazyLavey]

RV????

 

[28Eliminator]

Awesome!! Post pictures please.

 

[ChumpChange]

Went during COVID. Great trip.

 

[Joker]

Cedar Break in Cedar City UT

 

[Joker]

Provo Utah

 

[Joker]

RV????

Negative, hotels

 

[DILLIGAF]

Safe travels. Beautiful country

 

[tostark]

Rushmore was amazing. Thought we would be in and out in 30 mins and were there for 4 hours. On the way, we stayed in Hot Springs. Cool little town

 

[RVR2SNO]

Enjoy! I leave July 12th for our road trip to Mt. Rushmore. Please post pics.

 

[PlumLoco]

2 Things We Learned:
Be sure you make the effort to see Mt. Rushmore from both sides.
The Crazy Horse monument was much more interesting.

 

[HNL2LHC]

2 Things We Learned:
Be sure you make the effort to see Mt. Rushmore from both sides.
The Crazy Horse monument was much more interesting.

And Devil’s Tower.

 

[Orange Juice]

Fishing in some of those cold small lakes can be exciting. Pack a fishing pole.

 

[Kenboat]

Visit Custer State Park near Custer SD, Wind Cave NP is great if you like cave tours. The Crazy Horse center is amazing, the craving is still ongoing but the Museum is very good. Visit the towns of Custer and eat at the burger joint it is world famous.
Also visit Leeds SD and stop at the Livernois National Laboratory center. They built a large underground test center in the gold mine and very cool!
Have visited the Black Hills 4 times and it is one of my favorite areas to visit.

 

[76 Hondo]

Should be there next week, left So. Cal 4/29, as of this morning almost 6000 miles on my truck. Tucson, Tombstone, Carlsbad, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, New Orleans, Flora-Bama, Panama City- Key West, Georgia( Daughter’s), Knoxville, Winchester VA.( Civil War), Washington DC, Solomons Island MD. ( Mother’s home town), Philadelphia, Gettysburg. This morning to Shanksville then on to Pittsburgh ( Wife’s relatives)!

 

[DILLIGAF]

Should be there next week, left So. Cal 4/29, as of this morning almost 6000 miles on my truck. Tucson, Tombstone, Carlsbad, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, New Orleans, Flora-Bama, Panama City- Key West, Georgia( Daughter’s), Knoxville, Winchester VA.( Civil War), Washington DC, Solomons Island MD. ( Mother’s home town), Philadelphia, Gettysburg. This morning to Shanksville then on to Pittsburgh ( Wife’s relatives)!

Thats a road trip. Safe travels!

 

[Taboma]

Negative, hotels

Sold the Havasu place and hoping to take a similar journey, in a similar manner, neither one of us has seen that part of the country.
Thanks for sharing and if there's any notable places to stay or avoid, please mention it.

 

[X Hoser]

Rushmore is awesome! Be sure to be there at night when they light it up. Don’t miss Crazy Horse. Very interesting and a must see IMO.

 

[dave29]

Crazy Horse is a must!!!!!! Not too far from Rushmore.

 

[Done-it-again]

If you can spring the cost for the trip to crazy horse’s face, you won’t be disappointed.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Go to Keystone for a few drinks after Rushmore. Its right there. The Red Garter Saloon. Make sure to grab a few coozy cups as well. Those friggin things you put on your cans. During Sturgis its great to sit on the covered patio and watch all the bikes and people

 

[DILLIGAF]

Also if you get a chance hit Hill City.

 

[snowhammer]

Also if you get a chance hit Hill City.

Grab dinner (filet or spaetzle) at the Alpine Inn. Great German bier selection and a huge dessert menu.

 

[Warlock1]

Just came back from a work trip to Black Hills. Absolutely gorgeous country.

 

[RVR2SNO]

Need tickets in advance or can you find someone day of?

If you can spring the cost for the trip to crazy horse’s face, you won’t be disappointed.

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[SoCalDave]

2 Things We Learned:
Be sure you make the effort to see Mt. Rushmore from both sides.

Canadian side...

 

[Racey]

The pigtail road, needles hwy, sylvan lake, custer park, and deadwood are an absolute must.

Those two roads are some of the best scenic drives in the country. They are all within an hour or so of Rushmore.

 

[Done-it-again]

Need tickets in advance or can you find someone day of?

No. There is side table off the main floor and very discreet. They sell trips to the top as a donation and kids under 11 or 12 were free.
There was only 6 of us in our group and 4 was our family. I would skip the tours they sell in the lines when you enter the face trip was so much better.

 

[TonyFanelli]

The pigtail road, needles hwy, sylvan lake, custer park, and deadwood are an absolute must.

Those two roads are some of the best scenic drives in the country. They are all within an hour or so of Rushmore.

Have to agree with you there...Needles hiway is a must if you have the time!

 

[Joker]

Bridal Veil Falls

 

[Joker]

The rapids coming off the falls

 

[Joker]

Some Dam in Utah

 

[Joker]

The Bear River in Evanston

 

[Joker]

 

[Joker]

 

[Joker]

Platt River in Casper.

 

[Joker]

Only one night in Casper , there’s really nothing to do here so we’re headed to Rapid City tomorrow

 

[rivermobster]

Have fun John. Wacha driving??

 

[Joker]

Have fun John. Wacha driving??

Rented a GMC Yukon that started with 250 on the odometer.

 

[SPFRONTMAN]

The wife’s been wanting to go for years so we’re starting off today. Provo tomorrow, 2 days with golf in Casper, 3 days in Rapid City with golf one day then back through Colorado with a stay in Moab at some lodge on the river. Each leg is around 6 hours. This should be a good on

The wife’s been wanting to go for years so we’re starting off today. Provo tomorrow, 2 days with golf in Casper, 3 days in Rapid City with golf one day then back through Colorado with a stay in Moab at some lodge on the river. Each leg is around 6 hours. This should be a good one.

2020 Sadly probably our last trip, from Southern Cal every way you can go to Sturgis and every way coming home. During covid was the best, there was absolutely no one there compared to other trips. We happened to see an implosion at Crazy Horse.

 

[snowhammer]

Only one night in Casper , there’s really nothing to do here so we’re headed to Rapid City tomorrow

If you are looking to spend another day or more in Casper, the College Finals Rodeo kicks off today.

Schedule – College National Finals Rodeo – Casper Wyoming

cnfr.com

 

[X Hoser]

@Joker fact check me on this while you are there but I remember reading something in the literature at Crazy Horse that it will take 200 years to complete it? I just remember whatever amount of time it was it amazed me.

EDIT: Googled it. Unknown amount of time let to finish.

 

[Joker]

Started off here in Casper. (For the wife and daughter)

 

[Joker]

Found this Ayres bridge created by nature on the way to South Dakota.

 

[Taboma]

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Found this Ayres bridge created by nature on the way to South Dakota.

You seem to be making plenty of stops at interesting sites along this journey. Did you spent time researching the route and attractions prior to your departure, then pre-book rooms, or just winging it as you go ?

 

[Joker]

You seem to be making plenty of stops at interesting sites along this journey. Did you spent time researching the route and attractions prior to your departure, then pre-book rooms, or just winging it as you go ?

We pre booked everything with regards to rooms. For the most part , everything else we just saw signs along the highway advertising monuments and we pulled in.
Everywhere we’ve gone has been spectacular and really well kept.