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Cabin K302 was ours for the night |
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Terri does some light reading over breakfast at the KOA in Mount Rushmore |
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As soon as we parked the bikes, these mountain goats came out of nowhere and walked right up to us! |
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Terri poses with our new friends |
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Big G's profile, by sculptor Gutzon Borglum. The head is over 60 feet tall! |
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The mountain goats soon moved from the mountain to the road |
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My "Glen Heggstad style" attempt at photography |
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The Crazy Horse Memorial - mini-scale statue in the foreground, actual in the background. |
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Parking the bikes outside the Memorial, waiting for a blast |
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BOOM! The Memorial is carved from the mountain using explosives |
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Our first Buffalo sighting |
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Arriving at tranquil Lake Sylvan |
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Fishing - the water is as clear and still as a mirror |
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These 1-way passes through mountains are common out here - let's hope a Suburban isn't coming the other way! |
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The buffalo are now everywhere - getting closer to the road too! |
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Lots of buffalo babies about - don't get near one while Mom is around, though! |
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Terri heads off to see more |
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Passing these guys slowly, and cautiously. |
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The buffalo dwarf a small car, and can run very quickly! |
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Nice landscape to ride in |
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Roads to die for are everywhere out here.... |
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Here, you have to watch for crazy drivers and crazy animals! |
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Breathtaking to ride through |
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