The Black Hills Part I

We spent a few nights in the Black Hills near Custer, SD.
On the first day we drove through "The Needles", saw Mt Rushmore, and then drove through Custer state park to see the Buffalo (Bison).

Here are the pictures from "The Needles" and the 8' 4" Tunnel that we had to drive through (no trailer):

There was a beautiful lake that we drove past:

We stopped at the side of the road to peek at the "Profile View, then we drove up to the main Mt Rushmore site and did the short walk to their viewing place / auditorium / museums, etc.

We could see the monument from many miles away as we continued on towards Custer State Park many around the loop.  It's hard to imagine just how large the monument is until you see it 20 miles away.