Rockies in the Rearview

I do love the Rockies. I can't say I love driving through them all the time, but they are majestic and beautiful, and every time I see them I feel as patriotic as the composer of the song "America" must have when he wrote about the "purple mountain magesty." So as we were driving east (well, really southeast), I kept glancing back at the sideview mirrors (couldn't really see out the rearview because of the little TV screen) to make sure they were still in my mirror. Then, about 100 miles out of Sheridan, WY, they were gone. So that's a little sad.

But, on the up-side, we had a relatively short day of driving, and a very nice visit to Mt. Rushmore. The weather topped out at 78 degrees here: a far cry from the 100 degrees we've been hearing that SC has been having!! We are currently staying at a 2 bedroom cottage in Rapid City, SD. It has a little more room than we've experienced recently, AND as a bonus, internet connection! We had steak on the grill and a nice salad for dinner, and then went for a little walk along the lake here, trying and failing to avoid stepping on the goose poop. Gilligan saw the paddle boats for rent, and convinced us that it would be a great after-dinner recreational activity for us to do as a family. Well, almost. The Skipper stayed ashore, since the boats were 4 person. What a fun evening. Tomorrow we'll drive back into Central Time, so we've set all the clocks here back so we'll be forced into it a day earlier.

I am doubting that the covered wagons will have internet connection, but who knew that this little campground would either? After I've finished this post, I'll upload some of the Yellowstone photos onto the last post, as well. Enjoy!