The rain, sleet and hail lasted most of the night and again this morning. John did some work on the computer while I did the laundry. We then broke camp, parked the RV in town and began a scenic drive throughout the Black Hills.
Many of the scenic by-ways through the mountains are very narrow, winding and have tunnels so they recommend that RV's take alternate routes. And after our tour today, we know why. We first traveled toward Sylvan Lake then over Harney Peak which is the tallest spot east of the Rockies at 7,242'. We then went west on a very curvy road toward Mount Rushmore National Memorial. We had decided that we would not stop since we had been there before and when we drove past, we were happy with that decision. They have underground parking garages for all the people who come there. What was really neat, though, was we found a view point just past the memorial where we could see the presidents' heads from a totally, natural setting.
Look close you can see Mount Rushmore
We zipped up to Rapid City to get a prescription filled and then came back via another scenic by-way called Iron Mountain Road. This road had several tunnels that we know for a fact our RV would never have gone in. But what was neater was the spiral roadway that curved over itself three times and then entered a tunnel. They call these spirals 'pig's tails'.
It one spot as we are traveling up hill and around a curve, 3 motorcycles were coming down the hill when one missed the curve causing him to drive into our lane. John did a very quick zig zag and missed the cyclist. The motorcycle guy did not fall and rode on. The adrenaline ran high in both of us.
We took a power nap upon our return to the RV then drove the 13 miles to Hill City where we met up with the Newmar Caravan from Missouri. We met some of the people, ate supper and then took an hour long walk to loosen up the biker's legs.
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