Weather update: Turned colder Sunday late PM as the rain came into the area. We left CSP at 3:00pm to head back to Custer City and temp was 73. Ten miles later it was 53. This morning the temp is 39 and windy with clouds and light rain. This weather pattern will be with us all day.
On Sunday we toured CSP in the morning one last time. Took the Iron Mountain road toward Mt Rushmore from the park. About 2 miles in we came across a large burro herd in a parking area. About 20 burros and we fed them my two last loaves. Then we went to Keystone for a last look. The big house above the town which looks like a brand new hotel is actually a private residence and is well over 20,000 square feet. They must have a lot of stairs in that place as it is literally built into the side of the hill.
We then stopped at Mt Rushmore in order to get our daily fix of the old people in the big tour buses.
We took the Needles Highway back to CSP, arriving at the State Game Lodge around 2pm. We ate lunch and had the blueberry pie for dessert. We also stopped at the Coolidge gift shop to purchase those last mementos from CSP. Carlos kept eyeing the buffalo in the store and I thought for sure he was going to make one more purchase but did not. Mike H actually parted with some hard earned tourist dollars and purchased a t-shirt. By last tally the souvenirs to date are: Carlos: 1 suede western jacket, 1 western leather belt, 4 carvings of various sizes plus several other items I’ve already forgotten about; Earl: numerous thimbles; Mike A.: numerous post cards, crushed pennies and commemorative lapel pins; Mike H.: 1 t-shirt.
Thank God for Carlos, because if it was up to Mike H. we wouldn’t have a tourism industry.
Today’s drive also consisted of numerous van conversations revolving around our favorite subject, bathroom activities. I did not start the talk this time but fun was had by all with the comment thrown in that “we just can’t talk about this stuff” when women are around. Sad, but so true.
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