I'll tell you right now, the trip didn't go quite as planned but it was even better. Sorry it's so long.
On day one, we were going to go straight to Billings, Montana. That didn't happen. Instead we stopped in Fairmont and swam and Tuesday we went to Lewis and Clark Caverns which wasn't planned. Then we spent the night at Billings and when we woke up, we went to see the Battle of Little Big Horn or Custer's' Last Stand if you will. We then headed for Devil's Tower. Mind you the battle field and Devil's tower were also unscheduled. The Devil's Tower campground was cool because there was a community campfire and there were about eight families including us at the fire and all were from a different state. On the 21st, we went to see Devil's Tower and it was the first time ever I saw a live Prairie Dog and a whole colony at that! They are adorable!!
That Friday, Dad and I saw Mount Rushmore. It was neat but it was a lot smaller than I thought it would be. We also saw the ceremonial lighting of it that night. Custer National Forest was a bust. The animals were forced to stay in one area instead of roaming and there weren't many animals to begin with. Don't go there. Then Dad had this "Great" idea to see the Badlands right now instead of the next day. We took a long road instead of the road to the national park and we literally thought we would die of being cooked to death. It was 120F out side with little water with us, and no one else on the road if we broke down! There was no water or trees as far as the eye could see. I will never complain of 100 degree weather again!!!!! And Whatever you do, don't go to the Crazy Horse Memorial. I have never seen a place so racist against white people in my life. They are attempting to make a statue in the cliff like Rushmore with this Crazy Horse guy and after 57 years you still can't tell what it is except the destruction of a mountain because it is still barely started. I HATED that place.
We finished out trip in Yellowstone were I saw my first Raven and Ground Squirrel. We saw thousands of Bison, some Elk, a Black Bear, Pelicans, Swans, and more. It was pretty cool, but after all that walking in four days in Yellowstone, I was almost as tired as when I was filming transcontinental in Sprague. Almost.
On day one, we were going to go straight to Billings, Montana. That didn't happen. Instead we stopped in Fairmont and swam and Tuesday we went to Lewis and Clark Caverns which wasn't planned. Then we spent the night at Billings and when we woke up, we went to see the Battle of Little Big Horn or Custer's' Last Stand if you will. We then headed for Devil's Tower. Mind you the battle field and Devil's tower were also unscheduled. The Devil's Tower campground was cool because there was a community campfire and there were about eight families including us at the fire and all were from a different state. On the 21st, we went to see Devil's Tower and it was the first time ever I saw a live Prairie Dog and a whole colony at that! They are adorable!!
That Friday, Dad and I saw Mount Rushmore. It was neat but it was a lot smaller than I thought it would be. We also saw the ceremonial lighting of it that night. Custer National Forest was a bust. The animals were forced to stay in one area instead of roaming and there weren't many animals to begin with. Don't go there. Then Dad had this "Great" idea to see the Badlands right now instead of the next day. We took a long road instead of the road to the national park and we literally thought we would die of being cooked to death. It was 120F out side with little water with us, and no one else on the road if we broke down! There was no water or trees as far as the eye could see. I will never complain of 100 degree weather again!!!!! And Whatever you do, don't go to the Crazy Horse Memorial. I have never seen a place so racist against white people in my life. They are attempting to make a statue in the cliff like Rushmore with this Crazy Horse guy and after 57 years you still can't tell what it is except the destruction of a mountain because it is still barely started. I HATED that place.
We finished out trip in Yellowstone were I saw my first Raven and Ground Squirrel. We saw thousands of Bison, some Elk, a Black Bear, Pelicans, Swans, and more. It was pretty cool, but after all that walking in four days in Yellowstone, I was almost as tired as when I was filming transcontinental in Sprague. Almost.
