We headed out this morning and went for the scenic drive through the Bad Lands. Amazing rock sculptures all around the park that you drive through (although nothing like the rock sculptures you literally drove through at the Needles Eye in the Black Hills!). We forgot about the hour time change between the two areas, and since we plan to get up early tomorrow for the final part of our journey, we decided not to take any time to get out and hike. Elizabeth...

Joe and I did end up going to Mount Rushmore last night to see everything lit up. Just didn't know that you had to sit through a whole program before having it happen. It ended up being an hour after we got there which would have been fine except the temperatures dropped drastically... from a high of 90 to about 50 while we were there.. with high winds. We were not prepared for that, and there were LOTS of people there, so we hung back from the crowd (an...

Just an hour outside of Billings we stopped at Custer's Last Stand/Battle of Little Bighorn. Standing there it was so difficult to imagine men coming up the hill to attach and the fight that took place. Large monument at the top of the hill honoring all of the calvary who gave their lives, and then another area behind that honoring all of the tribes and warriors who gave their lives. Their were also quotes of the various tribes and their wishes for peace and t...