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Here are a few photos from our trip to North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming in August '12. Click on one of the small images below to see it full size.

George Washington from the viewpoint on the road to Mount Rushmore Janice at the Avenue of Flags, Mount Rushmore We walked the trail to the base of the mountain The scale model of the carvings
The Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota When the Crazy Horse Memorial is finished it will look like this In Wind Cave, South Dakota "Cave popcorn" in Wind Cave
In Wind Cave We hiked the Lookout Point trail at Wind Cave and had to make a long detour around a herd of bison This bison was guarding one of the trail junctions The Centennial trail at Wind Cave
The Centennial trail at Wind Cave A "pigtail bridge" at Wind Cave: the road crosses over itself in a very short distance The lookout tower on the Rankin Ridge trail at Wind Cave Looking down from the top of the lookout tower
Looking East towards the Badlands, from the top of the lookout tower At the viewpoint by the lookout tower The needles on the Needles Scenic Highway in the Black Hills On the Needles Scenic Highway
A very narrow tunnel on the Needles Scenic Highway The "needle eye" on the Needles Scenic Highway Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills
We took a helicopter tour of Badlands National Park Janice in the helicopter Great view of the Badlands from the helicopter On the Door trail in Badlands National Park
On the Window trail in Badlands National Park View from the Window trail in Badlands National Park There's a steep climb up a ladder along the Notch trail The Notch trail in Badlands National Park
Climbing up the Saddle Pass trail Interesting canyon on the Medicine Root trail This rock on the Castle trail looks like it was sheared off with a giant chisel The Badlands formations become more colored as you go further West
Hay Butte at the Western end of Badlands National Park A bighorn sheep was taking a nap right by the road We went to the famous Wall Drug store Janice riding a rabbit at Wall Drug
Janice flirting at Wall Drug Charlie deep in an intelligent conversation at Wall Drug The T-Rex at Wall Drug The dinosaur makes it hard to miss the freeway exit
On Sheep Mountain Table at the South Unit of Badlands National Park The view from the South end of Sheep Mountain Table Deep canyon to the West of Sheep Mountain Table The decommissioned launch control facility for the Minuteman silos near Wall is now a National Monument
Inside the underground bunker at the launch control facility The blast-proof door to the launch control bunker One of the Minuteman missile silos has been preserved You can see the missile inside its silo
A Minuteman missile at Ellsworth Air Force base near Rapid City Janice went horse riding at the Wyoming Welcome Center Devil's Tower dominates the landscape for miles around When you get close to Devil's Tower you can see the fractured columns
We hiked every trail in the park at Devil's Tower The Belle Fourche River at Devil's Tower The "Circle of Sacred Smoke" sculpture at Devil's Tower The story of the "Circle of Sacred Smoke"
A prairie dog at Devil's Tower Looking South from the Red Beds trail at Devil's Tower We had a great time with Charlie's cousins, Garvin and Joanna, at Theodore Roosevelt National Park A herd of bison at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The North Dakota Badlands at Theodore Roosevelt National Park The Little Missouri "Little Muddy" River at Theodore Roosevelt National Park On the Peaceful Valley trail, heading for the petrified wood Charlie met a bison who was guarding the petrified wood
Petrified wood at Theodore Roosevelt National Park Petrified wood at Theodore Roosevelt National Park Petrified wood at Theodore Roosevelt National Park Painted Canyon at Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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Last updated: 12/16/12 07:58 PM by Charlie Ashton