August 9 - Relaxing and Crazy Horse

Today was definitely a day needed by all. We spent from morning until about 3:30 hanging out at the KOA. This KOA is rather large with about 500 sites so they have other attractions like a water slide, putt-putt golf, a scavenger hunt, and other cool stuff for kids. Then we drove the short 20 minute ride to Crazy Horse and spent time there through the laser show at sundown. The Crazy Horse monument is absolutely huge - much bigger than Mt. Rushmore. They started it in 1948 and aren't even 25% complete. Of course the project is entirely privately funded so they have a very small team working on it. I truly wonder if they will ever fully complete it. The laser show was pretty cool as well. The drive home tonight was the most breath taking drive yet. Not because of the scenery, but because of the deer that I almost hit. This deer was right on the white line but practically invisible because of oncoming lights. Thankfully, he chose to run away from me instead of towards me. That was the closest I have ever come to hitting a deer. Tomorrow we are driving to Buffalo, Wyoming where I hope not to hit a Buffalo. We had planned to stop at Jewel Cave on the way, but I think we will just make it a direct shot. The kids really enjoyed the relaxing time today. Sometimes I think I forget to plan more of that in the schedule. As I have said before, once we get beyond Yellowstone, we are going to take it a little easier and probably stretch out the West Coast a little.