To: Chadron, NE
Miles Driven: 318 Today / 2,190 Total
Miles Hiked: nothing significant / 6.5 Total
Originally, we were not going to stay in Nebraska this long. But in an attempt to try to be at a certain church in New Mexico on a Sunday morning so we could go to church where Matt Henslee preaches, we added a day to our vacation.
Which worked out well. It gave us the chance to head up to Mount Rushmore for a couple of hours. We were going to save it for another trip, but up to South Dakota we went. We'll mark it on our map at home, but we won't "count" it. We didn't sleep there so it doesn't really count. We'll be back.
Mount Rushmore was pretty cool to see. Taylor was unimpressed. The almost coolest part was that on the way up we saw super cheap helicopter rides that let you see Mount Rushmore from the air. We headed back to the place offering the rides, but one of the kids was terrified after seeing the helicopters up close so we decided maybe another year.
Instead, on the way back we decided to head to Carhenge. Something we planned on skipping since Justin was adamant it would be lame. It sort of was. But we got some of my favorite pictures so far and the kids had a TON of fun. There was a small film crew there doing some documentary. They loved the kids climbing on some of the cars and asked if we minded if they got some footage of them. Jordan got scared of being on camera and bailed, but my lover of attention, Taylor, was all over being interviewed.
We finished audio book #3 just before getting back to our hotel for the night. And yes, the last picture is a poor, innocent butterfly we murdered at 70MPH.
One more day in Nebraska! But I'll be spending the next couple of hours trying to find what to do since it was a planned afternoon lake side, but there are supposed to be thunderstorms all day in that area. So if you have any ideas on something to do in Southern Nebraska (or nearby) let us know ASAP!
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