and the clouds parted

Sunday morning we were due to depart for WY. Lyn was not happy about missing Mt Rushmore. We had looked at webcams and one was broken, still showing a cloud, but another reported a better view, and I also found a downtown Keystone cam that implied clear skies, just 3 miles away. Off we went as did hundreds of others, like it was church. We passed Crazyhorse on the way and he was in the clear!

The formalness of this monument is striking. All the state flags are on the walk up to the viewing platform. It's an impressive site.

On the way back Crazyhorse was in the fog, and I suspect the 4 guys got covered up soon too.

We took off for Sheridan and had a pleasant ride up to the KOA.  The next morning it was warmer than our last (34 instead of 29 degrees!). We drove up I-90 to the Little Big Horn Battlefield about an hour. There we toured a very well documented 2 day battle where Custer and 225 others were killed by some very determined Indians. They knew were men fell, and there were markers for each. Some graves were moved back east, including Custer, who is at West Point.

 A relatively somber day knowing what lead up to the battle....

Back in Sheridan we toured the mansion of the former governor and senator John Kendrick. Built in 1913 the 13,700 sq ft home was quite the place for a guy who only had an 8th grade education, and made a lot of money from cattle ranching.

Tomorrow we move on to Cody, WY.