We were double unlucky with Jewel Cave National Monument. Due to budget cuts, it is open Monday to Saturday, so it was closed when we drove by it on Sunday the 7th. We went back to the visitor center on Tuesday the 9th, knowing that cave tours would not be available, due to “No Cave… Continue reading Jewel Cave National Monument
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Custer State Park – Needles Highway, South Dakota
After leaving from Mount Rushmore, we moved on this afternoon to drive the Needles Highway within Custer State Park. This was an unplanned addition to our trip, and a very rewarding drive. That drive includes six narrow tunnels, the narrowest of them being the “Needles Eye Tunnel” which is 8’0″ wide, and 9’9″ high, and… Continue reading Custer State Park – Needles Highway, South Dakota