South Dakota
We went on to South Dakota and visited Mount Rushmore. There was a forest fire nearby (Lead-Deadwood Fire) which filled the air with smoke while we were at Rushmore. 
Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore National Monument, South Dakota. More info HERE

We continued south through the Black Hills and visited the Crazy Horse Monument (which I am ashamed to say I never knew existed). Crazy Horse was an Indian chief who never signed a treaty, never lived on a reservation, and when asked where his lands were now (after the white men had taken them all) pointed over his horse's head and said, "My lands are where my people are buried." They are carving a granite mountain in the likeness of Crazy Horse astride his horse and have been blasting away at the mountain for more than fifty years now. 

 
Crazy Horse Monument

Crazy Horse Monument, South Dakota. In the foreground is the model of the finished monument. In the background (about a mile away) is the monument as a work-in-progress. More info HERE

We also went to Badlands National Park, which took very little time since the only activity seemed to be excruciating days-long hikes and one walk-through fossil exhibit. We gave the hikes a miss, but did take the time to view the fossils.
Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park, South Dakota. More info HERE

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Florida Road trip, American Road trip, touring the USA, American National Parks, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Grand Tetons, Lake Tahoe, Redwood Forest, Boston, Washington State, Mount Rainer, Yellowstone, Lake Powell, Las Vegas, New York, Montana, Road Trip America.