Well, the fog persisted but so did we. As we saw the fog lift a bit, we left for Crazy Horse. The mountain was fogged in when we got there, so they let us in for half price and we had a delightful time in the museum and seeing the short movie. Just as we were getting ready to leave the fog blew away and we got a wonderful view of the mountain, right before the fog drifted in and obscured it again.

We left Crazy Horse and drove about a half hour to Mt Rushmore. On the way the fog was lifting and we even got a few peeks of sun. We were able to view the memorial and take the hike up to the mountain. We went to their restaurant for a bite of lunch and when we came out , we were socked in again! We lucked out that we were able to see them at all.

So, pushing our luck, we drove the Needles Hwy back to the campground. It is a very winding, mountainous drive with small one lane tunnels and needle like rock formations.

The weather cleared enough to see about 2/3 of it so we were happy we persevered. I even got to see a herd of mountain goats, I have been looking for them since we got here! Denny ran for the telephoto lens but they were blanketed by fog when he got back :(

We stopped at the Hole in the Wall picnic area on the way back down the mountain for a quick break and short hike.

Time to leave the magic Black Hills this morning and start heading toward home by way of the Badlands National Park. Hopefully, we will lose the fog along the way! On the way, we will see a few more sights and have a few more adventures. Stay tuned.