One Great Drive

Maybe leave the 12' 9" tall RV at home

Slow driving is required for 2 reasons: the road is twisty and, so you don't hit all the wildlife

Mount Rushmore is perfectly framed in one of the tiny tunnels on the road

They're called Pigtail Bridges and they are used to climb hillsides employing 360+ degree turns and wooden trestle bridges allowing the road to cross back over itself

Herds of wild marauding mules begging for cookies (only good stuff please!)

The end of the road!

The Iron Mountain Road is only about 17 miles long but, it takes approximately 45 minutes to drive. It is rated as one of the “Ten Top Drives” in the US. The road twists and turns over the Black Hills from Custer State Park to the town of Keystone at the base of Mount Rushmore. Along the way one is subjected to vistas looking out over the Black Hills but, there is so much more. We took the road to have one last view of Mount Rushmore in the morning light (the best time) on our way to the airport. The only way to indicate why this road is so highly rated is with pictures. Have a look.

By the way …………… we’re home. We’ll pick this back up in a couple of weeks!!