I'm in South Dakota, staying with one of my best friends from USU who lives out in Keystone. He grew up in a bed and breakfast that you can look out from and see Mt. Rushmore 3 miles away. I have been grilling hot dogs and selling beer at his deli to bikers in town for Sturgis, the world's largest motorcycle rally.
Here are links to the BnB and my friend's deli:
www.buffalorock.net/
www.teddysdeli.com/
Gideon is my friend and his parents Art and Marilyn own the BnB.
Today I drove around and saw Mt. Rushmore,
Crazy Horse Monument, Custer St. Park
(has one of the largest herds of bison in the world, Yellowstone's herds actually came from here), all while listening to the constant rumbling of Harleys. It's gorgeous country and I think you should all come out here some time. Also drove through Alliance, NE on the way to Keystone and saw Carhenge. The Jim Reindeer Family decided to build a recreation of Stonehenge in England using cars during a family reunion. Definitely one of the more interesting family bonding projects I've ever heard of. See it here:
www.carhenge.com
I will eventually make my way over to North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and other states after that depending on time. I look forward to seeing old friends in Iowa from when I served my mission out there.
