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il Padrino Ute · 07-09-2008, 12:11 AM

The view of Mt. Rushmore through one of the tunnels on the highway. The engineers who built the road intentionally had the tunnels go through the rock in order to frame the monument.

The family somewhere in Custer State Park

A few of the buffalo I saw in Custer State Park:

Sheridan Reservoir (I think that's the name) somewhere in South Dakota on US 20 between Rapid City and the Wyoming border:

The view of Devil's Tower from our campsite

A couple more shots of Devil's Tower

landpoke · 07-09-2008, 12:39 AM

No pictures of the Mormon Handcart sight at Martin's Cove? Or Tokyo Massage in Casper?

TripletDaddy · 07-09-2008, 12:46 AM

Wow, your son (the one on the left) looks like dear old dad!

Did you guys make it to the Crazy Horse monument? The sculptor's vision was really interesting.....not sure how much of it has progressed since I was there as a kid.

ute4ever · 07-09-2008, 12:47 AM

My friend has a theory that North and South Dakota don't really exist, because nobody has ever met someone who is from either of those states, and those who claim to be from there are just looking for attention, trying to be different.

You just shot her hypothesis to pot, unless you are in on the conpiracy, that is.

Levin · 07-09-2008, 12:51 AM

Great pictures; Devil's Tower looks like exposed stringy muscle.

Runner Coug · 07-09-2008, 12:54 AM

Looks fun. It actually looks like a good ol' pack the car, drive across country and see cool stuff while the kids drive you nuts kind of vacation. My BIL wants to take his kids on all these foreign vacations, which is cool, but I don't understand why you wouldn't show them their own country first.

il Padrino Ute · 07-09-2008, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by landpoke

No pictures of the Mormon Handcart sight at Martin's Cove? Or Tokyo Massage in Casper?

How could I have forgotten Martin's Cove?

Devil's Gate at Martin's Cove

The Pony Express trail as it comes out of Devil's Gate toward Martin's Cove:

Crazy Horse Monument:

I missed the Tokyo Massage. I didn't even fuel up in Casper. I guess I need to go back some day?

il Padrino Ute · 07-09-2008, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

My friend has a theory that North and South Dakota don't really exist, because nobody has ever met someone who is from either of those states, and those who claim to be from there are just looking for attention, trying to be different.

You just shot her hypothesis to pot, unless you are in on the conpiracy, that is.

Nope, I'm not in on a conspiracy. Not that I know of anyway.

SD really does exist. ND, I'm not so sure.

il Padrino Ute · 07-09-2008, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Wow, your son (the one on the left) looks like dear old dad!

Did you guys make it to the Crazy Horse monument? The sculptor's vision was really interesting.....not sure how much of it has progressed since I was there as a kid.

Yes, he is the kid that looks most like me. The rest look like their mom.

I did get around to posting the pic from Crazy Horse. The thing is huge. We'll all be dead long before it's finished.

creekster · 07-09-2008, 01:11 AM

The devil certainly made his share of cool geographical features.

Nice shots. Looks like it was fun AND educational.

07-09-2008, 12:11 AM	#1
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	A few pics from the vacation.. The view of Mt. Rushmore through one of the tunnels on the highway. The engineers who built the road intentionally had the tunnels go through the rock in order to frame the monument. The family somewhere in Custer State Park A few of the buffalo I saw in Custer State Park: Sheridan Reservoir (I think that's the name) somewhere in South Dakota on US 20 between Rapid City and the Wyoming border: The view of Devil's Tower from our campsite A couple more shots of Devil's Tower __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

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TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Wow, your son (the one on the left) looks like dear old dad! Did you guys make it to the Crazy Horse monument? The sculptor's vision was really interesting.....not sure how much of it has progressed since I was there as a kid. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

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Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	Great pictures; Devil's Tower looks like exposed stringy muscle. __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12 Last edited by Levin; 07-09-2008 at 12:56 AM.

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creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	The devil certainly made his share of cool geographical features. Nice shots. Looks like it was fun AND educational. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

07-09-2008, 12:47 AM	#4
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	My friend has a theory that North and South Dakota don't really exist, because nobody has ever met someone who is from either of those states, and those who claim to be from there are just looking for attention, trying to be different. You just shot her hypothesis to pot, unless you are in on the conpiracy, that is.

07-09-2008, 12:54 AM	#6
Runner Coug Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 945	Looks fun. It actually looks like a good ol' pack the car, drive across country and see cool stuff while the kids drive you nuts kind of vacation. My BIL wants to take his kids on all these foreign vacations, which is cool, but I don't understand why you wouldn't show them their own country first.