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Keystone Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Keystone, United States
Mount Rushmore & The Badlands
This is a top pick! The drive from Denver to Mt Rushmore was fairly uneventful, we found a little campground only 2 miles from Mt Rushmore. We tried to get up early and somehow failed, we eventually got out about 11am. We went to see Mt Rushmore, which is free to get in, ...
Preparations
This is a top pick! ... before we leave the country, and our trip is seeming more real every day. Right now we are living in Summit County Colorado, near Keystone. I say near because we are living in a tent in the national forest. I guess you could say we are "squatting". It is ...
days 38, 39, 40
Hello to everyone reading this! Wow, South Dakota! who ever would have thought that I would be in South Dakota? It's flat, green and very beautiful. I guess the first thing you notice are the signs along the road, from regular ...
Snowballs at Mount Rushmore
After a rousing morning of shoveling snow in Rapid City, we took my roommate to see Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which is just a few minutes outside the city. He'd done some traveling in the U.S., but he hadn't seen much of the American West yet. ...
We're in South Dakota!
... -varied menu, a tastefully appointed dining room, and not overpriced. Very nice. That was last night. This morning we moved on to Keystone, South Dakota. I believe we will be here for two nights. On the way here today we stopped for lunch at a Pizza Hut ...
Schwarze Hügel, grauer Himmel, schlechtes Land
... bei den "3 Truckstop Sisters" füllt den Tank und den Magen mit einem Kaffee und einem Stück Cherry Pie. Das Motel in Keystone hatte seine besten Tage wohl Ende der Siebziger, und steht an einem Flüsschen, der bereits bedrohlich angeschwollen ist - die ...
Mt. Rushmore
... motorcycle rally is in town. It began on 8/4 and they expect about 500,000 motorcycles. As we traveled through Keystone near Mt. Rushmore, they had a street blocked off and there were parked motorcycles as far as the eye could see. I ...
Mount Rushmore
... the height demonstrations were level. Not sure what all was going on, but it certainly was interesting. We then went back to Keystone to get some dinner. Now, if you're wondering what Mexican food in South Dakota is like, it involves French fries ...
1880 Train
We took the 1880's train from Keystone to Hill City. This was a fun ride though the countryside. I kept imagining how it would be as a girl to have to wear a corset and full dress riding this train with the seats so close ...
More Water Neath Our Wings
We vote this the most peaceful place for a ferry wait. The beach, the driftwood, the campers over there, all in a row. And here, you can't see the ferry coming. First a little noise, then you see a smokestack above the hill, and it's there! Run for ...
Saving 10 bucks at Mt. Rushmore
... have to park there since there is no public parking at all. Since it was already dark, we spend the night close to Keystone. Keystone is a very touristic place 2 miles down the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. In the moring we decided to save the 10$ ...
Caves and Carvings
Some days are lots of driving and others are lots of sightseeing. Today was a day to see some amazing sights. With the events of last night, we slept in a little this morning and spent time cleaning up, making tea, boiling eggs for lunch, washing ...
RUSHMORE AND MORE
July 31st Driving to Mount Rushmore was almost as dramatic as arriving. The Black Hills are spectacular--We will let the pictures in this and the next entries attempt to do them justice. Andy and I were very moved by the grandeur of the ...
From Badlands to Black Hills
... to reuse that phrase as we visited yet more remarkable natural wonders through out the day. Our next stop was in Keystone were went on a delightful drive around Custer State Park, saw rock formations (some of which were man made), and drove on ...
More from South Dakota
... national park created specifically for the protection of a cave system. It is currently the fourth longest cave system in the United States. I say currently because it is not fully explored yet. Every year a new expedition adds on several miles as they ...
Mount Rushmore
While driving up the steep hills toward Mount Rushmore, we kind of got stuck... it wasn't major but Rosie was getting really hot and eventually stalled. And Mount Rushmore was right next to us! We let her cool down and then took off again and made ...
Wheeling into Rushmore
Today has been quite a day for the Hibbards. We started early and made our way to the famous Wall Drug; it was like a flea market done Western Style..Jack really enjoyed it as they had a ton of JUNK :-) You see signs everywhere to try their ...
The Bike
After months and months of prep work and several months of delays....the bike is getting close to being ready. Within the next few weeks, I shall strattle my motorcycle and turn it south. The objective is to find the end of the road and everything in ...
Badlands, Mount Rushmore & Deadwood
... Civil War between North and South, and he freed the slaves in the entire country. He is one of the most important Presidents in United States history because of this. Mount Rushmore is 60 foot high and from below it is huge. When you walk around and see ...
Keystone
... ; You just need to be careful not to pick up rocks or pick plants in the park areas. This is strictly prohibited. The road from Keystone to Custer state park is a must do. It is only seven miles but it is a very long seven miles. Several ...
North and South Dakota
... scenes of Dances With Wolves where the tribe is going to their winter valley home in the snow. We drove down to Keystone, SD where we're spending the night tonight. Keystone is approximately 2 miles from Mount Rushmore. Paul made reservations for us ...
Snowboarding
... so I hurt myself pretyy bad, it's been 4 days and my head still hurts...ouch!!! But of course I will go again...next year :P We only took a few pictures and some videos...Keystone it's a great place to snowboard, prices are pretty good. Enjoy the ...
Mount Rushmore
We spent quite a bit of time at Mount Rushmore walking the trails and taking photos. It is amazing to see the studio models that Borglum used to create the sculpture, along with the equipment they used to do that from the side of the ...
Fishbowls & Fun in Keystone
... companionship of having another adult female around. I have enjoyed having a good scrabble partner apart from the computer. The weather at Keystone has turned out to be the stuff they write about in all the ski travel magazines, big blue skies, sunny ...
Keystone
... ! As par with the rest of the holiday we bought the snow along with us so we did not ski until Wednesday. We now think Keystone is our favorite mountain, it is huge and the terrain is fantastic. Bernadette showed us the ropes along with a few of her ...
Keystone
Ah the annual ski trip to Keystone. This year we had a full house. Me, Sean, Paige, and Jason from Nashville, Jody, Jaclyn, and Forrest from Austin, Meredith from NY, and Tammy, Brett, and Cassidy drove up from Denver for periods of time as well. We had a ...
Stage 5 - Mount Rushmore
Tuesday 08/09/09 Up and out of the motel at 8am and back on the road. General took the wheel and off we headed once again in search of Mount Rushmore. Just before we hit South Dakota (SD – State 12) we stopped at Luverne for fuel fill up. We then ...
Mass-ive Heads
... Borglum wanted so much is now tucked away in the Hall of Fame, restricted access. Mt Rushmore is for many people visiting the States a must see but for a free park we were surprised, and disappointed, to discover that it was a must pay if you wish to ...