This morning we headed West for Wyoming and Devil’s Tower. It was only a 2 hour drive from Wall, but we hit it early. On the way we found a Target and an Ihop so shopping and breakfast were first in Rapid City!
We stopped at the state line to Wyoming and chatted with the lady there who gave us some good advice on getting to the tower.
After getting our routes together we hit the road headed for Sundance, WY and state Route 14 into Devil’s Tower. We stopped at a souvenir shop and found people from Miami who were moving to Seattle to work for Starbucks! Small world.
We were able to head right into the park and purchased our Annual Park Pass, hoping this will inspire us to hit more parks this year!
We passed the Prairie Dog village and started up to the visitor center. Then, we hit the traffic. On our way out we counted cars and estimated we were about the 65th car in line to wait for a parking spot. We really only waited about 40 minutes, but it sure felt longer!
We parked and headed up to the trailhead. I have to say everyone needs to see this place in person. Lots of stories surround what made it and it is a sacred place for the Native Americans in the area. No aliens were found though!
The sun was hot and we enjoyed hiking around the base. So many different views to take in while walking!
Next we were off and headed to Deadwood, South Dakota. Little did we know it was a mini Vegas! Every hotel has a casino! Wild Bill Hickok was captured there and shot. Very neat place we want to go back to with more time!
Finally we headed to Sturgis for dinner. Every year about 450,000 bikers head there for a huge festival. Skynard, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top and Billy Idol are coming this year! We stopped for dinner at Knucklehead Brewing before heading to Keystone for the night! Tomorrow is Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse! Joe is already asleep beside me! A great day for sure!
Time for bed!
Kennedy Family Travels 