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Colorado Springs Colorado

Cave of the winds beautiful little drive up to this place let us see what all the Buzz is abought.

Plenty parking seems to be plenty outside to do for the active, and a zip line and a drop looks like fun.

Plenty to do inside too, there is a gift store a small hot lunch counter, and a great little history museum. It all gives way to the tera dactyl  drop ride, the zip line and the cave entrance. There is a nice area to sit for lunch and a balcony that overlooks the canyon that the museum just told us the history of. Breath taking Dizzying heights.

They give us a tour guide, she is very informative takes a small group of us and here we go.

Nice little walk / hike through the cave, very interesting history its cool place can not imagen anyone not enjoying this.

Next its Garden of the Gods

Spectacular nature is so creative it is so scenic you could spend a day here on the hiking trails, plenty photo opportunity and wildlife.

The visitors center is a big place has a theater a history museum a gift shop and a balcony that overlooks the park nice very nice.

Next is Seven Falls I have heard this place is super fantastic, little finagling with the parking. A shuttle will pick u up from a designated parking lot couple miles away and take you to the sensitive natural wonders.

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Oh my back to nature here, it is a spectacular wonderful hike up the canyon.

Good roadway for hiking and handicap no problem they have periodic shuttle wagons its pretty,  its cool and there are concession stands.

Up top there is a couple gift shops

some treats and a small restaurant and elevator to get to a fantastic overlook and of course the main attraction seven falls

A set of stairs that u can take to the top of the falls great place for all to see from above.

This is a full day of fun.

Next is Miramont Castle a historic home

It is set up as a museum self tour.

The history is this place can be felt as well as seen. There is a art gallery a tea/lunch shop and a gift shop.

Another attraction full of history,  this site is a Must see.

Next the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame Are you a cowboy? are you fascinated with the Rodeo? the animals the cowboys the stock providers,  If so this place will satisfy your craving for the history and hands on, relics of the sport of rodeo Fantastic easily a days worth of admiring the displays in this place.

There are many more

things to do here, plenty of shopping and dinning opportunity, we really enjoyed ourselves here, we will be back, by by for now wonderful Colorado springs.

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Mount Rushmore and South Dakota

Mount Rushmore National park

Awe-inspiring, been hearing and reading of it for many years even studied abought it in school.

WOW never did I expect the visceral very real overwhelming experience of witnessing it in person. There is no questioning, the spirit of the outstanding men of our past and what they could and did accomplish and the statement they made to us all.

The unavoidable realization/ comparison of the spirit and drive, the intestinal fortitude the ability the vision and strength of the very real men and there contribution (The men of yesteryear), to the mere dreamers and consumers of today.

It took my breath to be in the presents of the spirit of our country’s  fathers and Grand fathers, make no mistake, that mountain holds the spirit of many  outstanding Men. It is a must be present to understand experience.

 

A outstandingly informative museum, on site with Displays, theaters set up on a time line. The displays are wonderful and require some time to witness all that is there. It is a full day or more worth of involvement with this monument, some of which is hiking trails to get a close up look. We suggest you GO GO GO here and witness this very real part of the Truth of the United States of America.

In the surrounding forest and mountains the, black hills so majestic the pines here. It is nature doing that thing she is so good at.

The Lakota groups have a abundance of attractions/ sites/ displays to understand the heritage of this place from the beginning.

There are Mines, Caves, Zip lines, and mini tourist towns with all types of attractions , activity’s, tours, food the Rapid City. Online site. This is all you need for a itinerary builder.

We stayed in Rapid City at the  Grandstay Residential suites it was very nice, clean rooms, friendly price, friendly staff & conveniently located.

 

Breakfast was fresh  satisfying and available early am, hot  good coffee nice set up to sit eat and catch up or plan.

Did I say clean that means everything to us.

There were plenty things to see and do we like to get as involved with the local surroundings as we can it makes the visit so much more of a treasured memory we went to the museums and local parks did some shopping at there consignment and thrift stores and you must see The chapel in Hills. and Air Museum.Dinosaur park

Then right down the road is Sturgis So. Dakota if you are there Aug. 7-16 you can be part of the famous motorcycle rally and music festival.

2020 will bring Willie Nelson and ZZ top. Have fun in South Dakota.

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