Today, Wednesday, began with a trip to the Post Office in Hermosa to mail out a package to Aaron. Next, we had breakfast in Rapid City before heading to the Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT). Their sports teams are known as the "Hard Rockers"! This was an awesome take because of the dinosaur fossils and skeletons they have uncovered and restored there. Also, there are exhibits of thousands of rocks, gemstones and gold nuggets.
From there, we headed out to drive the Needles Highway, so named because of the granite rock formations there - they look like needles. Later in the blog is a link to our web album, containing all the pictures we took. Check it out, it's pretty amazing.On the way up to the Needles Highway, we had to pass through Custer State Park. Today, the wildlife was abundant, and close to the roadway. Note the photos of buffalo and big horn sheep.
Here's the link to the web album. Enjoy!
http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/RapidCityNeedlesHighway?authkey=WzmJO7TlceQ#
Tomorrow, we leave Rapid City and South Dakota for Wyoming. We may stop at the towns of Deadwood and Lead (pronounced "leed") before heading into Wyoming and the Devils Tower.
Stay tuned for details tomorrow night.
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