Super 8 Motel - Winner

Here we are in Kennebec South Dakota....
What is the reason for Kennebec, you might ask? Well, nothing, that is just how far east we got today, but the last two days have been filled with lots of little towns and some very cool sights.

After we left Deadwood we made our way to Mt. Rushmore, it was pretty late so we grabbed a camp site and waited till morning to see the all the sites. The next day started with seeing Mt ...

Another sunny morning, around 64F when I left. Rolling from flat farmland to more rolling hills with wind. Not much of a problem until the road construction forced both ways to one side of interstate for ... miles. That meant nice gusty sidewinds combined with many strong gusts from semis and rvs. Lots of fun so not a surprise that I chose the first motel in Chamberlain. All ...

We stayed in a Hotel for the first time on our trip while we visited Mount Rushmore. The drive though the Black Hills of South Dakota is worth every moment. I would love to do it on my Motorcycle. Deadwood is a turn of the century town with all of it characters.
Our time spent at Mount Rushmore ...

... systems that go for hundreds and hundreds of yards.

I was lucky enough to witness this feat, crop dusting! This guy was a real pro, swooping up high and then dive bombing to get the mixture on the crops and not elsewhere.

These little puff balls, along with the Black Eyed Susan’s are along the road side, just waiting for the next strong breeze to send them flying.

As I pull into Valentine, on time ...

... outdoor privy and Olivia asked if it worked !! We laughed our heads off and as it was a two seater we told her she could even take a friend - that grossed her out ! We ended up in Brookings, SD that night only to drive right into the movie theater that was starting in 30 Min's the newest Harry Potter. The kids were thrilled and I took Angus to see Ice Age. We arrived in Wilmar around 1 AM ! What a fun day !

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On this rainy day, we decided to visit Crazy Horse memorial and hope to see the mountain. The actual building is just so full of exhibits and you can spend lots of time just reading about all the artifacts. We did watch a movie about how everything started and it is so ...

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... was real close by. I saw the Capitol building and went to the Soldiers Memorial Museum. I made a stop at the World of Donuts and had a donut and coffee (.58).
When I returned I set up my easel for the first painting of this trip, a view of the mountains across the river. It was nice enough under the shade and usually unless I was going in somewhere I just wore ...

... floor which had an observation deck. However it was a diasappointment because you couldn't go out on the deck itself and the view from the inside was much more limited and only in two directions. Next I went to the North Dakota Heritage Center but was not impressed with that either.
Heading south I kind of followed the west side of the Missouri River, stopping at a rest area in Fort Rice ...