Custer State Park

 Day 2, we knew was going to be a long one.  Custer State Park & also the Badlands were on our schedule which meant most of the day in the car.  A quick stop for Becky to see Mt. Rushmore came first. We stopped to get some pictures & met the gentleman below. He rides horseback around the county & blogs about it.  The license plate is from Iowa.  His horse died in Iowa and some one was kind enough to give him this one.  Wow.  There are so many good people around.  Rarely do we hear those stories.  I can't imagine doing this but I bet he meets a lot of interesting people. (Like some wild widows)

       The beauty of Mt Rushmore never gets old.  And I love the story of how they were chosen.  Sometimes you hear things and they don't sink in. This time it seemed to mean more.  Funny how things become more important as we age.  Not that I am of course.  This blog has some fun information.  http://blog.caravan.com/mount-rushmore-opresidents/ 

 Custer State Park is beautiful in itself.  Of course our highlight was the buffalo stampede.  And this one actually stopped for a pose.

  

           



         The Badlands were
              amazing!

Some very weary travelers and a night time view of Mt. Rushmore ended our day!

                                  

Mt Rushmore

Oh my the days come and go and we never posted out trip to Mt Rushmore.  So much fun.  Becky flew in from Tempe to join us.  Our destination was chosen because she had never seen it.  It was a wonderful time.  Enjoying the beauty of nature along the way and all through the trip.  We stopped at Crazy Horse on our way in.

 We were able to see some progress from the times we had been there before.  It's amazing what you pick up each time you visit.  One of the bits of information that stuck out the most was this monument has been built with absolutely no help from the government.  Their reason for this was the freedom to do as those chose and not to be under the government rules.

And we ended the days with a glass of wine, fruit, cheese and crackers, laughter and good company.  Sharing memories, hopes, dreams and sorrows. And of course tomorrows adventures.

Time for a short jaunt

We never know when the time is right for a trip.  Sometimes it doesn't need to be a big trip, maybe just a little get away.  So a one nighter to Fort Collins sounded good.  Widow Sue had never been on a tour of  Anheuser-Busch so we had a destination. Our entertainment.  Even though we never seem to want for that.  Just being together seems to be the balm that unites us.  We had a wonderful lunch at Hu-Hot.  Who would have know Mongolian food could taste so good? Then it was off for the tour.  We made this same trip in 2010-where have the years gone?  Our widows come and go but the beauty of the time spent with them is always there.  Our days always end up with an ice cream cone of course.  It's become a tradition.  This trip we ended up with two. You can never have too much ice cream, right?  Always think of my mama when we have out cones.  She enjoyed those cones.

Our Widows today

Our Widows in 2010. 

Ice cream from The Walrus so yummy

And to end our trip in true Widow style "ICE CREAM".