Saturday, Jim and I and Ed rode out to Mt. Rushmore for the night time showing. It was a little over an hour ride from the campground. The ride was beautiful, but we did see a little excitement along the way. These two guys got into a fight along side the highway and then the fight ended up in the roadway. One of the guys really took a beating, his face was completely bloody and his chest had a big round bloody spot. I was a little worried he got stabbed. They weren't motorcycle riders - they were just two guys who got into a fight. There was about 10 bikers in front of us and they all started beeping their horns to get attention to the fighters and just as the light turned green, we saw a policemen pulling up as we crossed the intersection. So that was a little exciting to watch. We got to Mt. Rushmore as the sun was setting. At the night showing, they have an amphitheater, and they have a program where the park ranger tells a little history about Mt. Rushmore, then they have a movie on a huge outdoor screen that tells the story about each President and why the artist, Borglum, chose the Presidents he did for the monument. It was very very impressive. I was looking around in the amphitheater and watching the faces of the children watching this movie and it seemed they were all spell bound. At 9:00pm after the movie, the lights come on and light up the Presidents. The pictures don't give it justice. Then everyone joined and sang America. After the song, the ranger invited all people who served in the military to come up on stage and help lower the flag. Once all the people got up on the stage the ranger went to each individual and asked their name and what branch of the service they served in. Jim went on up since he served in the Air Force. It sure made me a little misty. The audience gave a standing ovation to all the military people. It was very very touching. While we were sitting in the amphitheater, waiting for the show to start a mother and baby goat walked along side all the seating and then jumped the dirt path and literally scaled the rock mountain just below the monument. This rock mountain just goes straight up and they went up it like it was flat. It was amazing to watch them. Anyway, after the lighting show, we decided to stop in Keystone just outside the monument for a break. (One pic is of me and Ed, and the other pic is of Jim and Ed and our waitress of course). Jim and Ed never miss a photo opportunity with the waitresses here at bike week. The rest of the ride got quite chilly - we were glad when we finally made it home. We were definitely feeling pretty sore too! Sunday we took it easy for the most part and rode the motorcycles into town around 3:00pm. Man was it packed. What usually takes 5 minutes to get to town took over an hour. There were bikes everywhere. We rode down main street and found a place to park and then checked out all the stores up and down main street. We went to our favorite bar, Gunners for a quick drink before going over to our friends, Dean and Mary's. They live withing walking distance to main street, so everyone gathers at their place to park their vehicles and walk to town. We chatted with them til dark and then headed back to the campground. All and all, a pretty nice day today. Tomorrow should be wild and exciting. We are going to the Buffalo Chip to see Sen. McCain, Kelly Pickler (American Idol) and Kid Rock. Buffalo Chip is a pretty wild place and we are looking forward to it.
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