First stop was a little town called Rochford, population
25. I had been told about this town and it's saloon and mall. The mall bills itself as "The Small of America" and it lives up to the name. We had to travel 11 miles on a gravel road to reach this place. There are about a half dozen buildings in this "town". One, pictured, is the mall. Across the street is the Moonshine Gulch Saloon. Next door to it is something called Irish Gulch.
25. I had been told about this town and it's saloon and mall. The mall bills itself as "The Small of America" and it lives up to the name. We had to travel 11 miles on a gravel road to reach this place. There are about a half dozen buildings in this "town". One, pictured, is the mall. Across the street is the Moonshine Gulch Saloon. Next door to it is something called Irish Gulch.After leaving Rochford we headed north toward the 
town of Lead to see the President's Park. This is a privately owned park built on the side of a mountain that contains huge bust of all 43 American President's. These bust are made from alabaster by sculptor David Adickes. Each bust stands well over 20 feet tall. At each bust there is an information panel providing biographical material as well as an overview of each Pre
sident's impact on our nation's history. They are laid out in order from George W (as in Washington) to George W (as in Bush). Our stroll through the park took most of an hour as we viewed and took pictures of all 43. On the right is my personal favorite, President Ronald Reagan.
town of Lead to see the President's Park. This is a privately owned park built on the side of a mountain that contains huge bust of all 43 American President's. These bust are made from alabaster by sculptor David Adickes. Each bust stands well over 20 feet tall. At each bust there is an information panel providing biographical material as well as an overview of each Pre
sident's impact on our nation's history. They are laid out in order from George W (as in Washington) to George W (as in Bush). Our stroll through the park took most of an hour as we viewed and took pictures of all 43. On the right is my personal favorite, President Ronald Reagan.After viewin
g our President's we headed to Spearfish Canyon Senic Highway. This is a section of Highway 14A that goes from south of Lead and winds it's way north up to Spearfish, SD. It is about 40 miles of the most beautiful part of the Black Hills. The road travels along side Spearfish Creek with towering cliffs and pine trees on each side of the roadway. On the route are waterfalls along the creek. The picture here is of Bridal Veil Falls.
g our President's we headed to Spearfish Canyon Senic Highway. This is a section of Highway 14A that goes from south of Lead and winds it's way north up to Spearfish, SD. It is about 40 miles of the most beautiful part of the Black Hills. The road travels along side Spearfish Creek with towering cliffs and pine trees on each side of the roadway. On the route are waterfalls along the creek. The picture here is of Bridal Veil Falls.Upon the completion of the trip through the Canyon we wound up in the town of Spearfish. By now we had dropped down to normal elevation and the outside temps were back up to 103. After a late lunch in a small cafe in town we headed back to the coach.
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