Sightseeing

Ryan has stayed in South Dakota the last two days. Yesterday, his boss told them "they were on their own for the day," so they did a little sightseeing! He even went to Mount Rushmore. Here is a pic he took with his Blackberry.


At the base of the mountain, there was a museum that displayed some of the original tools used, among other interesting things. They were lucky enough to meet the last remaining worker who was there for a book signing. Ryan said he didn't buy the guy's book, but thought the 15 minutes he spent talking to him was the highlight of the day!

The other attraction they went to was a statue that is being carved out of a mountain of Crazy Horse. It isn't finished yet, but the picture below shows how much is done currently, and what it will look like when it is all finished. (http://cache.eb.com/new-multimedia/bigimages/crazyh002.jpg)

Obviously, they have a way's to go! Ryan said this attraction cost twice as much as Mount Rushmore, just to see something half-finished! Needless to say, he wasn't really impressed.

I guess the weather there is just beautiful. High in the mid to upper-70's, light winds! The daytime high is our nightime low here in Oklahoma! Not fair! I'm glad he gets a break from the 90 to 100 degree weather though!

They leave today and head for Montana. About 300 more miles to go! Then it's back to work until Sunday!