Black Hills, SD/Medora, ND

On Friday, June 17, we packed up our tent and left the campground.  We drove the Needles Highway to exit Custer State Park.  The road was very narrow with lots of curves.  Jesse said he was more nervous driving this road than bear tooth pass because of the closeness to oncoming cars on the narrow road with no shoulders.   

Standing in front of a small cave/hole in the rock. 

Cathedral Spires

Needles Eye Tunnel - we had just driven through it.

Needles Eye

We then drove through Hill City up to Deadwood.  We did not stop in Deadwood, since there was construction and a lot of people.  It was getting close to lunch, so we decided to go straight through and find a picnic area to stop to eat.  Then we drove to Medora, ND to see the Badlands.  We went to the Medora Musical that night.  The kids really enjoyed it.  Kora and Megan like the dancing and singing the best.  Kora especially loved the girls with their costumes.  Jason thought the ventriloquist was the best.  The comedian talked for his dog, Irvin.  



All the kids got to go onstage for the National Park

oath during the Medora Musical.