Hello from Wisconsin!

Well, we are finally headed home, but more important, we are finally at a campground with a decent WiFi connection. We spent yesterday in Hill City, SD checking out Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. We stayed at a very nice campground, J Bar Ranch Campground. It was very pretty and the campers were nicely spaced. We started off the day at Crazy Horse, (I would like to give a shout out to Mike Clark here, he wanted an up-to-the minute update on the progress of Crazy Horse)the memorial to the Indian that rallied all the other indian tribes together to win the Battle of the Little Bighorn. It is a huge carving in a mountain that they have been working on for over 50 years, and all they have done is the face, and a hole that will someday be an armpit. It's not lookin' like they will finish any time soon! They have refused any government assistance to finish it, they want to raise the money themselves, so it costs $25 bucks to get in (Brandi got us in free because she is in the military). But they have this huge museum and gift shop. I think if they had saved the money they spent on all that and blown some more rocks off, they memorial would be a little farther along!
After the Crazy Horse scam, we moved on to Mount Rushmore. It is a beautiful memorial, not just the pictures you see of the faces, but the grounds and viewing areas. We had hungry children with us, so we did not tour the whole grounds, but I have read that the museum is really good. By the way, it only costs $8 to get in and that gives you admission for the whole year!
We had lunch at a diner in Hill City, and then Carli and I headed to the pool while Mark, Brandi Alex and Courtney went on a hike. Alex found rocks, Courtney fell off of rocks. They were gone about 3 hours and I hear it was quite an adventure, they actually got lost for a few minutes, causing them to miss the tour to the Cave of Jewels. They were disappointed but we made up for it later, with a trip to Flintstone Land! Carli thought this was the coolest place ever, and it really was cute, and well maintained. It was a real blast from the past for Brandi and I, we had been there before when we were little. I am going to try to post pictures tonight, now that I have a decent connection. We left this morning at 5am and drove 12 hours to Oakton, Wisconsin. We leave tomorrow at 5am and drive about 12 more to Cranberry, Pa. Hopefully, we will be able to meet up with Mark's sister Linda and her family for dinner. Then, on Monday, we will only have about a 6 hour drive and we will be home!