Cross one item off the bucket list for Homer. At 4:55 p.m. we rounded a sharp turn on Rte 244 and there it was, Mount Rushmore. An impressive sight and the fulfillment off one man's 46 year quest. We stayed about an hour, Homer staring somewhat in disbelief that he was finally here. 
We will head back in the morning to give it
We will head back in the morning to give it a thorough check out. But the dream is now a reality.
We started our morning in Cheyenne at Daylight Donuts. We had spotted it the night before and I remarked that it made me think of Abe's Donuts, from our college days. That sealed the deal for Homer, we were going there for breakfast. I had a Boston Cream and a French Twist, Homer had a BC and a glazed. For desert I had another French Twist, Homer had a glazed and the lady behind the counter comp'd us two donut holes each. And they were just like Abe's. OOOOHHHH DOUNUTS!!
After breakfast we decided to tour the south side of the main drag and discovered the original train station. Cheyenne is because of the Union Pacific.
It is located at the point were the gradual slope of the prairie meets the steepening grades of the Black Hills and is a natural "gangplank" allows a reasonable crossing of the mountains at Sherman Pass. The station is now a museum and the area a tourist attraction. In 1886, the central repair shops for the UP were located in Cheyenne, bringing 3,000 jobs and a boom that lasted into the 1950's when steam was replace by diesel. 
Cheyenne is also home to Warren Air Force Base.
It is located at the point were the gradual slope of the prairie meets the steepening grades of the Black Hills and is a natural "gangplank" allows a reasonable crossing of the mountains at Sherman Pass. The station is now a museum and the area a tourist attraction. In 1886, the central repair shops for the UP were located in Cheyenne, bringing 3,000 jobs and a boom that lasted into the 1950's when steam was replace by diesel. 
Cheyenne is also home to Warren Air Force Base.
We also visited the Crazy Horse Monument which, ironically, is located just outside of Custer, SD. Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski and Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear officially started Crazy Horse Memorial June 3, 1948. 
The 
Memorial's mission is to honor the culture, tradition and living heritage of North American Indians. Ziolkowski died in 1982 and the work has been carried on by his wife Ruth and their children. It is a massive undertaken and the best guess is that it will take another 20 years to finish.We ended or day with dinner at a restaurant called the Gold Stone, recommended to us by the town blacksmith. We had chicken fried steak and it was exceptional.
Oh and Lil, how about this for the space outside the kitchen window? 
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