Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Happy 4th of July!!!

Yesterday was an exciting day. We went to a local dinosaur fossil museum. The kids loved it. Since Sam thinks he's a dinosaur he felt right at home:)
We had HUGE rainstorms--and were fearing the worst of the fireworks. Luckily the rain stopped and we were able to go.
We boarded the bus to Mount Rushmore at 7pm. Traffic was really light and we got there in about 10 minutes. We found a place to sit- where we could see the faces and the fireworks. The fireworks started about 9pm. They were just AMAZING. I'm going to add pictures but I know they won't due them justice. After the fireworks we went back to our bus and unfortunetly sat on it for about 1 hour before moving about 1/2 mile. We sat at the next spot for about 45 minutes and FINALLY we were on our to the camper. We got into bed about 1 am. Because of our yucky campsite I was awoken at 5:55 am (an RV driving by)!! We packed up and got the heck out of the KOA. We are now camping at the Horsethief Campground. I HIGHLY recommend it. It is amazingly beautiful, quiet, and I can't say enough. Aside from the fact we got a chance to ride the KOA bus to the fireworks, we wish we would have stayed at Horsethief the whole time. Tonight we are riding the 1880 steam train. Tomorrow probably going to Custer State? Park--hopefully to see wildlife (other than what is in our car:)
Hope everyone is having a fun and safe 4th. It's funny...without the parades, news channels talking about it etc. it doesn't really feel like the 4th.
***I CAN'T GET THE PICTURES TO DOWNLOAD...I'LL TRY VERY HARD TO GET IT DONE TOMORROW- so check back!!!***

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