June 9th – We visited Mt Rushmore National Memorial and Crazy Horse Memorial. We had dinner at Flying T Chuck wagon where we enjoyed a “cowboy dinner and show”.
June 10th – We drove through the Badlands National Park and had lunch in Wall before walking through Wall Drug. We had dinner at the Ruby House in Keystone before returning to Mt. Rushmore for the nightly lighting ceremony. This was a very impressive presentation. A Park Ranger read “The Ragged Flag”, a film presentation describing each president’s contribution to our Nation that resulted in their inclusion in the memorial was shown and as the film was concluding the faces of Mt Rushmore were illuminated. At this point all Veterans in the audience were invited onto the stage to assist with the retiring of the American Flag. After the flag was folded, each veteran did a self-introduction stating their name, branch of service and any conflicts they served in. The stage was full and the crowd showed their thanks and support loudly.
June 11th – Just a relaxing day in the campground, saw a movie and did grocery shopping.
June 12th – Visited the National Museum of Woodcarving.