Another hot, sunny day. After breakfast we gave Buster a haircut. He looks cooler (temp. not degree of coolness as he's always cool in that respect). We took the Iron Mountain Road (Norbeck Scenic Drive). Norbeck was the 1st governor of SD and was the sponsor of Mt. Rushmore construction (some worthwhile pork-barreling). The road has many twists and turns, bridges and single lane tunnels. In the case of the tunnels, you always have a view of Mt. Rushmore as you're coming thru it (if you're going the right direction). It truly is a beautiful drive. We shared the road with literally hundreds of motorcycles, most of them Harley's. The big rally is in Sturgis next week so the bikes are starting to arrive. It was a beautiful day for a bike ride and it's a fun road for them with all the hairpin curves etc.
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| At a tunnel with Mt. Rushmore |
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| typical bridge...all wood |
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| From a long way off |
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| Family out for a Sunday romp |
We then went to Custer State Park...Custer is a big name in the Dakota's. We had lunch, Buster went swimming in a creek and as we were about to leave an antelope family crossed thru a meadow right by us. Pretty cool.
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