Day 4 Out West

We got up earlier than normal in Rapid City so that we could get out to Mt. Rushmore and continue on. Rushmore was ok. It seems to be one of those places that you look at think it looks as you'd expect it. We were in and out after about 20 minutes. I do have a parking pass for a Saturn from Michigan through 2006 if anyone is interested in saving $8.

We crossed the border into Wyoming and headed up to Devil's Tower National Monument which we also took several photos of before we continued on. We stopped at a little homey place for lunch where we were greatly disappointed that there was no mashed potatoes to make models of Devil's Tower a la Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We ended up trying to shape coleslaw and French fries. Not quite the same.

We ended up in Cody, WY where our reservations were missing at the Buffalo Bill Village and then ended up giving out the last room WHILE we were trying to figure out where our reservation was. Gosh! They ended up getting us a room at the Antler Inn which was otherwise known as the Burl Inn which is what the sign said. Oh well. After that we went to dinner at Irma's which was ok. We went there because it had a bar that the Queen of England gave to Buffalo Bill at some point. We did miss the gun fight in the bar which is scheduled daily at high noon 6pm. To add to the bad luck in Cody, the computer was out at Irma's so cash was appreciated.