Hi All: Had a good day today. Got up about 0700, had breakfast and I noticed that the vent in the kitchen was broken. Got up on the roof and found that a bracket had broken so I took it off and planned to go to a RV parts place we had seen on the road a day or so ago.
We left at around 1000 and stopped up the road to take some pictures of the Crazy Horse cutting in the mountain. I took my telephoto lens on my 35mm camera. Got some nice pictures. WE decided not to go up there and pay the $25.00 a car to look at it closer. There isn't much to see yet. His face is carved up there, and there are a few holes in the mountain. Think we got good enough photo's of it from the road here.
Then went to Mount Rushmore. Boy, they sure have made a difference in that area since we were here in the 60's or 70's. WE just drove up the road and pulled off to a little area and looked at the mountain. Now they have a 3 story parking garage, and since most folks have the "Golden Pass to parks that let them in free, they charge a "Consession Fee" to park of $10.00. Not bad I guess, someone has to pay for the fancy building work around there now. It was very nice and we got some nice photo's to share.
Then we went to the RV parts place and they really did have a replacement for my vent. They had a lot of them there. Most of them were around $10.00 each, but mine was $30.00 each. The guy there said to contact the people who make the vent and they may give me my money back. He said if someone came in with the rig, and he ordered a new cover for the vent they furnished it free. So I'll try to get some of it back.
We then went on a road trip thru the mountains around here. It was a fantastic trip. We were in Bob's convertable and even put the top down a while to be able to take pictures of the mountains that came right down to us on the road. Went thru several tunnels that were cut right thru solid stone. One of them we met a tour bus coming thru from the other way. It must have had no less than 2 inches clearance on each side and top coming thru there very slowly. He made it, but I think I noticed some scratches on the side??? The trip was the best.
We drove back to the campground and stopped for a while. Bob and Dorene went to Custer to get some photo's printed on CD's. Amy and I stayed here and rested. Talked Bob in to staying one more day so I can rest the knee one more day before we leave. Have been really working it out these last few days, and enjoying it though. So we are staying one more day. I think we are taking another road trip today down a road in the mountains we saw yesterday but didn't take it called "Animal Loop". Dorene said they have taken this trip before a long time ago and it was worth seeing. Then I'll rest the knee...
Not sure how far we will go down the road tomorrow. Well go till we find a campground I guess. There are not to many visitors out on the road yet. They are just opening up some of the things around here for the tourest season. Glad we are a little ahead of the crowd. WE have met a couple Motorhome folks that are also going to Alaska. Hope we can beat some of the crowd up there too, but don't want to get there to early as the Salmon won't be there yet, but the cold weather will still be there..
Well, one more day down and still having fun....
Semper Fi
Don, Amy & Pharaoh
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