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On the Rez!

We have made it to Pine Ridge! Six of the kids got out of the van and walked hand in hand across the Cheyenne River, it was beautiful! It was what we have been working toward for so long! First views of the reservation where the badlands!

Here are Lauren and Hannah in front of the badlands!

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Tuesday Tales

Yesterday was a fun day filled with lots of fun things. We went on a hike to Little Devil's Tower and the view from the top was amazing! After that we went to Mount Rushmore. There we learned about the monument and got some good ice cream. Then we had dinner at Wrangler's where we filled up about half the restaurant. After dinner we went to Custer State Park and saw some pretty awesome bison. Finally we went to see Crazy Horse and the light show that is put on at night. The whole day was full of great experiences.

Today, I am spending the afternoon with Lee while everyone else is on their way to Porcupine. I wasn't feeling well this morning (but I'm better now) so Lee and I stayed behind at the Westminster Presbyterian Church so that I could rest. Now we are waiting for the rental car so we can meet up with the rest of the group that took off this morning.

Charissa Mikoski

Claire's Bloggggggg :)

Hey, it's Claire!!! Right now we are waiting to head off to Porcupine (I have absolutely no idea if I spelled that right) and we are uberly excited! First stop is the Badlands. At one point, we're apparently going to be in a really pretty spot with the Badands on one side of us and the Black Hills on the other. Can't wait for that!!!! We're gonna have so much fun today. Bob says Hi. :) He misses you all. He wishes you were here. Anyways, that's probably it for now since we're getting ready to leave. Enjoy yourselves in the nice air conditioning on Wednesday while it's 100 degrees here! Hahahahahaha :D Bye guys!
Claire

Crazy Horse Memorial

We ended our long day 2 with a visit to the memorial to Crazy Horse. It was amazing to see and it was really fun to see the light show.

Bison

After many of us had Buffalo burgers for dinner, we decided to go in search of what we just consumed... We found a few bull bison (not buffalo!) in Custer State Park. Their size is absolutely amazing!