Hill City,S.D. and Mt. Rushmore--May 17,2010

We drove through Rapid City, S.Dakota and on to a little town called Hill City. We went a few miles out of town to Horsethief Campground which is where we stayed for 3 nights.We went on the Needles Highway--called that because of the pinnacle peaks and the slit in some of them. It was a really beautiful drive, very curvy and much incline. There were also several small tunnels to go thru--one lane and not high-obvisiously only in our car. It was quite stunning as you came thru one and in the break in the trees ahead you could see Mt. Rushmore. I had been to Mt. Rushmore before when I was younger, but it is always stunning. To see and hear how they did it is hard to imagine. There is no way that could ever be done now--our government would take forever and the cost would be prohibitive.