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Saturday, June 17, 2006

More dog-tooth spar crystals at Sitting Bull Caverns.


Some dog-tooth spar crystals. Sitting Bull Caverns are famous for these.

There are many caves in the Black Hills. Here is a picture fromSitting Bull Caverns.

Monday, June 12, 2006


Here is the real reason we go to the Black Hills - Black Hills Gold and Silver Jewelry. Here is the stash we accumulated this trip !

Here is the model for how Crazy Horse will look when finished.


Here is a close-up on the gas tank of "Warrior".

This motorcycle is nicknamed "Warrior" Here's the web page: http://www.crazyhorse.org/news/warrior_latest.shtml


We arrived at Crazy Horse between storms. This picture illustrates the storm clouds behind the carving.


One last shot of the sculpture that inspires South Dakota's slogan: Great Faces. Great Places.


The Presidents looking out above the trees.

More from the Presidential Trail.


A view from the Presidential Trail.



George, Tom, Ted and Abe. The four most famous guys in rock !


Mt Rushmore - Shrine of Democracy

Sunday, June 11, 2006


There used to be over 100 hundred Wall Drug signs as you are traveling on I-29/I-90/SD-240 towards Wall, SD. We either missed a bunch or there are less signs. We counted about 80 some signs...


Here is a shot from the yellow mounds area.


A view of the Badlands near Cedar Pass.


A panoramic view looking South.


Flowering cacti in the Badlands National Park.


Next attraction we saw was the Badlands.


This hammer will soon be one of the sculptures.


This one is my favorite. Don't know why exactly, but it is.


You would have a face like this guy, if you had a hand growing out of your head...


This guy walks into a bar. The bartender asks, "why the long face ?"


Here is a "jack-in-the-pandora's-box" complete with the first seven decimal digits of pi !


Got a head ache ? This guy will help you by dropping the anvil on your foot !


The bull is home for some bats. Here is one hanging from the left ear of the bull !


Here is the bull's head in a closer view.


Here are pictures of our recent weekend in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It's a loooooong way driving up there from Kansas City, so we stopped at the Porter Sculpture Park, just west of Sioux Falls, SD. Here is their web page: http://www.portersculpturepark.com/