Gillette-Days Inn

... in Wall,SD. Very corny but great goofy photos ops. Mia and Caroline take note.... <br>South Dakota has stone tepee structures at most of their rest stops. Thought you might like to see a picture of one. Next stop was the Black Hills Mountain in South Dakota. There we viewed Mount Rushmore. Leaving Rushmore we winded our way ...

... une colline pour échapper à un ours, mais celui-ci étant si grand, la colline aurait alors grandi, grandi, jusqu'à mettre les p'tites indiennes hors de portée de l'ours, qui auraient laissé de grandes marques verticales sur la "colline" avec ses griffes...<br>Fin de journée sur la route sous un ciel immense, rempli d'éclairs menacants mais magnifiques.<br><br>

... The Indian memorial looks like a burial mound from the outside with the centre taken out and pathways cut in so you can get to it. Walking into it it felt 'sacred' - I later found out that there are prayers said there by the Indians June 5th each year for World Peace. There is a beautiful wire sculpture (see picture) overlooking where the indians attacked the hill from. <br><br>There is a small museum run by the National Park Service which showed ...

Starting back.......Traveled thru the Bighorns on our way to Gillette. They were incredible. Had to stop for a herd of cattle that cowboys were rounding up and driving them on horseback to the transport trucks. Just had to stop and wait patiently. They still have to ride and find the cattle the on horseback.......the same way they did it 100 years ago.

... the Friday night final night, suppose to have a 24 inch shell and a huge fireball , and some other spectaculer works, we will stay all 5 nighrts next 5 year to be sure its raining and cold here tonight, glad we are pointing our car south, cause altho this is a nice place to visit no way Id want to ever spend another winter here as long as I live!!!!

... French girls saved me as they led me back to the lodge as I was very lost they didnt speak english and I dont speak French , but they got me back safely, all my family knew I was in Europe, woulnt have a clue to look for me as I only called every 2 weeks, we stopped the Coop and saw my cousin Debbie today also, am going to fireworks tonight, hope to see some family out there

Tonight we ate at a really good restraunt in Gillette called the Chop House, Susie and I shared a filet, we went to the fire works ameture competion, The anouncer said that Dicovery Chanel was there all week filming for a upcoming show on fireworks, after Supper we visited my moms cousin wife, Shirley.

... out with My ffriends who treat us to lunch at Susies favorite place China cafe, there daugther Lisa and granddaughter Brooklyn who is same age as Haeley was with them . We stoped by My Great aunt Alice who is in her 90s and is still doing very well. My couison Eddie went to the fireworks with us Sunday nt. he may go again Wed night.

... the road, followed by BMW's. After we left Sturgis we opted to make it as far as Gillette, WY (http://www.ci.gillette.wy.us/), where we would end the day. Enroute I got pulled over by a statetrooper who cited me for going 10mph over the speed limit (85 in a 75 zone). While not happy about this I was pleasantly surprised that the penalty ...

... it was my high school ex-boyfriend, I laughed and quickly gave the phone to his brother (who was in my class) and ran off to catch my ride home. When Raegin and I woke up in the morning, our heads hurt a bit, but nothing a little water, aspirin and a family bar-b-que couldn't cure. This event was set up so everyone could get their family and kids involved in the class reunion. Raegin, Andy and I were a bit afraid of all the little rug rats and had some ...