In Deadwood, SD: Grave sites of Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane
Typical scenery along the road in the Badlands National Park in southwestern SD
Moon-like landscape at the Badlands National Park
Multi-colored layered, jagged mountains at the Badlands
Notice the parched, cracked soil in Badlands, which gets 16 inches of rainfall annually
Fossil Exhibit Trail displays many fossils of now-extinct animals
Along Window Trail - Badlands National Park
Window Trail leads hikers through a maze of stacked rocks
A ladder is provided for climbing the first hill on Notch Trail in the Badlands
Stopping to rest upon the dry, cracked walls on Notch Trail
A rest stop on a cliff (be careful!)
Finally reached "the notch" at the end of Notch Trail
A nice place to rest at the end of Notch Trail
Funhouse in the City of Wisconsin Dells
Giant Trojan horse on main street of Wisconsin Dells
The "Dells" on the Wisconsin River are stacked layers of sedimentary rock.
A Dell in a cove on the Wisconsin River, the largest river in Wisconsin.
A boardwalk through rock formations along the Wisconsin River
Mt. Rushmore is not far from the Badlands National Park
Crazy Horse Mountain is 17 miles from Mt. Rushmore. In this photo, the white prototype carving is just behind Brian. The actual mountain being carved into the likeness of the prototype is on the horizon. Here is a closeup of work in progress on Crazy Horse Mountain. The head of Crazy Horse is 87.5 feet high! When complete, the mountain-statue will be 641 feet long and 563 feet high. The web site showing more photos of this mountain are at www.CrazyHorse.org.