Our hotel did not serve breakfast so we decided it would be a good time to get doughnuts, then go to the Borglum Museum and Crazy Horse Memorial before our trek to Casper, Wyoming.
The evening before we had seen the Cake Slice. They advertised having pastries and doughnuts. Mel and I decided that the next morning we would go get some, take them back to the hotel before we loaded up for the road and have them with coffee in the room. Well, the Cake Slice was closed. (The house behind the coin sign is the Cake Slice.)
So Plan B - Black Hills Bagels sounded like a good choice and change of pace. Since they had many kinds, we went back to the hotel to check with our other passengers and wanted them to select their own kind. Great idea! We went there, but after checking their prices, for what we would get, the idea was vetoed.
Plan C - go to Keystone which was on our way to Crazy Horse for a doughnut. Margaret and I had seen one the evening before. Off we go! Mel drove up and down the streets a couple of times and never did we see the doughnut shop. This would become another joke for us, "the doughnut shop that wasn't".
Downtown Keystone
Plan D - we found the Keystone House Family Restaurant and that's where we ate breakfast.
Margaret ordered decaffeinated coffee. She waited and waited and finally the lady returned with a cup. The waitress said she had to go across the street to get the coffee. We believe that she really did since she was out of breath when she brought the coffee.
After breakfast we visited the Borglum Museum. Borglum was the one who began the work on Mt. Rushmore and worked on it many years. Unfortunately, he died before it was completed. His son did finish it, but not to the extent that his dad really wanted it done. More Presidents' faces was the intent.
Headsets were worn to tell us the story about each exhibit in the museum. Borglum was a very smart and talented man.
Next stop on our agenda was Crazy Horse Monument. It was done as a response to Mt. Rushmore. This was the Indians way of honoring their chief, Crazy Horse, just like the 4 American Presidents were honored at Mt. Rushmore.
The greeter inside the Welcome Center explained that a bus would take us closer to the Crazy Horse Monument. A short film explained the history behind and the work being done now and for the future.
Everyone ready for the film
The bus to take us closer to the monument
Ready to load
Our tour director and bus driver
Crazy Horse Monument
Margaret and I in front of Crazy Horse
Jerry on the bus
What a sight to see! It is not nearly completed. The horse and the rest of Crazy Horse will be done in years to come.
This is what the completed statue will look like on the mountain. Jerry, Margaret and I together.
The whole group
A chronicle of the work done
This depicts the measurements of the various parts of the monument
Mel gave us a history lesson
The scenery along this "leg of the journey" was mostly vast grasslands. Occasionally we would see a few cows. Traffic was very light along this road.
We loaded up and drove many more miles. Not much to see except land areas covered with sage brush. We did come upon a "state of the art" rest stop in the middle of nowhere. It used conservative water saving measures.
We stopped to eat in Lusk, Wyoming at The Triangle 4 Cafe and Steakhouse.
We made contact with Donny about the next day's schedule when he would fly into Jackson, Wyoming and we would drive in. We would meet him at the cabin in Teton Springs in Victor, Idaho.
Our destination for that day - Holiday Inn in Casper, Wyoming
Checking- In
Unloading for the evening
We drove many miles that day and were ready for a good night's sleep!
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