The drive from Mitchell, SD to Rapid City, the actual location is Piedmont, SD which is just West of Rapid City, was long and tiring. We are staying at a rather rustic campground, but the rates are very good. It is right next to I-90 so there is a lot of traffic noise.
Yesterday, Becky’s Birthday, we started the day by driving 60 miles to Wall Drug. It was a total bust. We had planned on eating breakfast at the 500 plus seat restaurant. The breakfast buffet was $14.95. What few items it had did not look good. In the afternoon we visited Wonderland Cave. According to our guide the cave was discovered by two men who were logging at the bottom of a canyon. Their dog took off after a rabbit which ran into the cave, thus the name Wonderland after Alice in Wonderland. The guys tired to find gold with no success. The cave tour was interesting and I took a few pictures which are below. From the top to the bottom is about 250 feet. All the way down with no stop and the same back up on some steep steps. Being at 4800 feet did not help. The tour confirmed I need to start going back to the gym.
For her birthday we went out to a local Italian Restaurant. The food was good, but the service was not so good. We will probably not go back.
