Mount Rushmore is absolutly awesome. Inorder to called an "American" citizens should have to pay homage to this amazing piece of art. Built to origionally hold all of the national documents this structure was carved out of granite using TNT and hand tools. The articulations of each presidents face was perfected using triangulation which gives each sculpture a such realistic features. We hiked on the presidential trail which takes you underneath all of the heads...

After completing the loops in the Badlands we drove through Custer State park which is in the southern part of the Black Hills. Custer State Park is comprised of high alpine forest. It has very steep walls and thin fins of rock that make up the canyon walls. Next stop was the Wind Cave National Park. This system is 135 miles of caves all layered about 500' under the surface. The caves were discovered in the 1800's. Indians believe this is where thier race began...

Even though there are 35 mph winds outside of the tent it is still 100 degrees inside which led to an early start and a tired morning. Our first stop is the visitors center where we found out these winds are like this every day. After educating ourselves in the visitor center we drove the 'loop' of the Badlands. Formations of ranging sizes and ages went on for miles. The white rock against the green praire grasses looked like a ribcage of old erroding hills. The ...

Today we started our day Hung Over and not happy. We went to IHOP for breakfast neither of us had an appetite. Amazing considering we were both lacking in calories at this point. Today was a driving day. Subey left a mark in Minnesotta in white paint, and Minnesotta left an equal reminder in the wheel wells. We made plans to stop for lunch in Sioux Falls, SD. We found a place called Granite City which is a micro brew chain in the mid west similar to John Harvards...

Today was our first night in a hotel. We were both very excited! We stayed in a Country Suites that was across the street from the Mall of America. It was also attached to a TGIFridays which is always dangerous. The Mall of America is HUGE. Four stories, about a 1/4 mile loop of store after store. This place had four 'Lids' in one mall. The real reason why we went here was for the roller coasters. Nickelodeon Universe had a series of character themed rides. Our ...