Black Hills visit!

Recently visited the Black Hills of South Dakota for a quick trip.  While Mount Rushmore is certainly worth the low admission price, plan to spend more time at the Crazy Horse Memorial!   Crazy Horse has museums, Native American crafts, and a low-cost bus ride to get to the base of the mountain!  

To avoid tourist traps, travel through Hill City, S.D.  Hill City, S.D. web site Stop and see the new Twisted Pine shop featuring unique vinegar, wine from New Mexico, and neat craft items (cold beer, too!).  The Alpine Inn looks really cute and the current owner is from Germany. I should go back for some German cooking!

Rapid City S.D. is only about 45 minutes from the Black Hills so if you want to fly in (expensive from most places) the little airport is easy to navigate and has plenty of opportunity for rental cars!   I enjoyed the FireHouse Brewing Company restaurant (in a real Fire House!) in Rapid City.  go to www.firehousebrewing.com/


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