Mount Rushmore was the entire reason that we included South Dakota in our road trip. It is more awesome, in person, than I ever imagined. Equally magnificent is Custer State Park, whose granite spires totally blew us away.
Spearfish Canyon is definitely scenic. The narrow 1,00-foot limestone walls, strong-flowing adjacent creek, countless trees, and three waterfalls make for quite a drive. And you will learn an interesting factoid.
What a great day it was visiting the United States’ first national monument and learning/visiting about both The Sundance Kid and Wild Bill Hickcok.
We didn’t expect much beauty heading east towards South Dakota. We were wrong. There were so may colors along the way that we just posted a few photos rather than have some big geological discussion.
The Grand Tetons are another great example of a national park with beautiful mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, wildflowers and skies.
More days in Yellowstone equates to more enjoyment. It just doesn’t get old.
Grand Prismatic Spring and Old Faithful highlighted the day.
We spent the morning hiking Mammoth Hot Springs Upper and Lower Terraces to fully see things. It is different than the other thermal areas of the park because hot water rises through limestone. It is like being on another planet.
Yellowstone is absolutely jaw-dropping. It is gigantic and a combination of so many things. We spent today focusing on The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and Norris Geyser Basin.
Today is the half way point (45 days) on our 2021 Summer Road Trip and we find ourselves in Great Falls, MT.
