After leaving Pierre we immediately crossed the Missouri then continued west along US14. The scenery changed to miles and miles of rolling prairie. All along the way we saw fewer and fewer signs of life but increasing numbers of adverts for Wall Drug.
We visited Badlands NP - taking advantage of our Seniors pass. Very impressive, and reminded us very much of The Painted Desert in Arizona.
Eventually we arrived at Wall, checked in to a motel and then went for a walk down Main Street. Found Wall Drug www.walldrug.com which seems to be the main reason for the existence of Wall.
Went into a bar for a few drinks (as one does!!) and got talking to a guy who is a self employed upholsterer who travels all over SD and beyond on contracts. This next is for Allen - he comes from Aberdeen and knows Conde.
Fri 23rd Sep
Drove into the Black Hills. Ended up at Keystone in time for a ride on an old steam railway www.1880train.com through the hills to Hill City and back. We really enjoyed it.
This afternoon we have visited Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorials. The Crazy Horse one is much the larger. So much so that I wonder if they will ever get it finished.
We are staying the night in Custer. We are just setting off down the Main Street to find a Steak House and Bar. These road trips are so tiring you know :-)
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Just visited the Crazy Horse website. I'm not sure whether I should be more amazed at the impressive scale of the project or at the wanton destruction of a perfectly good mountain!
BTW, if we'd planned this properly, we could've got a snap of you on the webcam at the visitors' centre. :-)
P.S. NUFC 1 - 0 Man City. Owen got the goal and missed another sitter. Hard as this may be to believe, we played some really good football. Bring on the mackems!
P.P.S. Bump into any of Team America at Rushmore? ;-)
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