Super 8 Hill City/Mt Rushmore
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Mount Rushmore
... would highly recommend this place to stay) they even had cabins. So our 1st day we just hung out and relaxed, did a little bit of laundry, the 2nd day we rented a car and went to Mount Rushmore (it was AWESOME)....I am adding pictures, but pictures does not do it justice (you have to visit) to get the full adventure, we then went to crazy horse memorial, it was ok not as exciting as rushmore, and then we went to ...
On to Mt. Rushmore!
... of The Story and at least 10 episodes of Adventures in Odyssey, we arrived at the cabin we rented in Hill City. Actually, it was more like a house with two separate condominiums separated by a wall. Since someone else had already rented one half, both the Krake’s and the Nevins shared the available half. That wasn’t so bad, since our section included a kitchen/family room, three bedrooms, ...
Crossing South Dakota
... picture.
Now for some miscellaneous facts on this monument in no particular order -----------
The sculptor was Gutzon Borglum. He had a reputation of being rather flamboyant, but spent the last 14 years of his life on the project. He died shortly before the work was completed. His son took over finishing the work. The project began in October, 1927 and was finished in October, 1941 -- seven years longer than had been scheduled. The budget ...
Day 3 - Our First “Destination”
... about 5 minutes – there were people from all over the country and the world there.
On the way out of the area, we stopped and checked out some prairie dogs that we near the road, and got ice cream (yeah!).
A short time later, we entered South Dakota and made our way into the Black Hills. This is a beautiful area – the rocky hills are draped in ponderosa pine trees, and the ...
Liftoff!
It was another early morning for the crew, but after some mini golf we got on the road. We made plenty of detours!
First on our list was the Minuteman II missile silo. It was ready at a moment's notice during the Cold War. It is 55 feet tall and weighs about 16,000 tons. Wow! It was deactivated in 1991, but had it launched, it would have traveled to ...
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- Swimming pool
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Fitness/Health center
- Free parking
- Pets allowed