We drove 800 km today through three states (started in South Dakota, spent 30 minutes driving through a corner of Wyoming , and ended up in Montana.) We took secondary highways and it was incredible to see the big skies and the endless ranges and of course the cattle grazing. As we got closer to Great Falls we saw our first snow capped mountains of the trip!
We should have stretched this part of the trip out to see more of the Rushmore attractions and some of the western towns like Deadwood. It would also have been nice to see Yellowstone and Glacier Parks. We've done 3400 km so far and I don't think we're even up for the Going to the Sun road in Glacier. Next stop is Waterton Lakes. All those other sights will have to wait for the next trip.
It's unbelievably built up around Rushmore. The actual monument is well done, and your 10$ parking fee gives you access for the year. Outside in Keystone and Rapid City there's an air of a western flavoured Niagara Falls. It's what I imagine Anaheim is like around Disneyland.
Oh and I should mention he generous speed limits - 75 on the interstate and 70 on the secondary highways! What a pleasant contrast to the 2000 km we've done in the past at 90 km/h just to get out of Ontario.
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