The Black Hills & Mt. Rushmore

The first day in the Black Hills we went to “Jewel Cave.” We rode an elevator 300 ft. into the ground and toured the cave for an hour and a half. It was 49 degrees! Was a very cool experience, but we were all glad when we came back up to the sunny and fresh air! That afternoon we took a quick peek at Mt. Rushmore because we knew we were going back to see it at night along with a video presentation. Once we got back to our campsite, dad, Victoria, Karah, and I went to a field close by and played a game of dodge ball and soccer.

Yesterday we went on a drive called “Wildlife Loop.” We saw some buffalo, prairie dogs, pronghorn, and donkeys. The donkeys were very friendly! With the parks permission, we were aloud feed them. In fact, they didn’t leave us alone until we did! They were a lot of fun, but some of them were a bit aggressive which caused dad to pull out his fist a few times! Last night we went back to Mt. Rushmore. They do a very nice outdoor video presentation and light up the mountain when it’s over. The grounds surrounding Rushmore are very patriotic!

We left our last campground this morning at 6am and are on our way back home!!! If everything goes as planned, we’ll be back late Monday night.