Mount Rushmore, Black Hills and Badlands

Program #12774

Experience the extraordinary beauty of the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore and mysterious Badlands. Expert instructors meld 40 million years of history into a cogent story of geology, exploration, conflict and discovery. Take a vivid look at battles fought on our own soil to better understand the history that shaped our nation. Field trips to the historic gold rush town of Deadwood, Tatanka, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore provide an absorbing overview of the history represented by the Presidents on Mount Rushmore, westward expansion, the Indian Wars, and the irony of the two stories told by colossal mountain carvings within 17 miles of each other.

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Tour 1

5/09-5/15

Tour 2

5/16-5/22

Tour 3

5/23-5/29

Tour 4

5/30-6/05

Tour 5

6/06-6/12

Tour 6

6/13-6/19

Tour 7

6/20-6/26

Tour 8

6/27-7/03

Tour 9

7/04-7/10

Tour 10

7/11-7/17

Tour 11

7/18-7/24

Tour 12

7/25-7/31

Tour 13

8/01-8/07

Tour 14

8/15-8/21

Tour 15

8/22-8/28

Tour 16

8/29-9/04

Tour 17

9/05-9/11

Tour 18

9/12-9/18

Tour 19

9/19-9/25

Tour 20

9/26-10/02

Day 1
Orientation
Opening Dinner
Listening Device Orientation

Day 2
Breakfast at the K Bar S Lodge
Depart for Needles Highway
Sylvan Lake / Needles Drive
Wildlife Loop Road W-E
Western Cookout at the Game Lodge
Tour Crazy Horse
Depart for the K Bar S Lodge
Dinner at the K Bar S Lodge
Presentation*

Day 3
Breakfast at the K Bar S Lodge
Depart for Tatanka
Tour Tatanka
Original Deadwood Tour
Free time in Deadwood - including lunch
Tour the Homestake Gold Mine
Depart for the K Bar S Lodge
Dinner at the K Bar S Lodge
Optional Campfire

Day 4
Breakfast at the K Bar S Lodge
Depart for Mt. Rushmore
Audio Tour Wands
Group Photo
Tour Mt. Rushmore
Depart for K Bar S Lodge
Lunch at the K Bar S Lodge
Depart for Rapid City
Tour the Journey Museum
Depart for the K Bar S Lodge
Dinner at K Bar S Lodge
Evening Lighting Ceremony (subject to seasonal dates)

Day 5
Breakfast at the K Bar S Lodge
Depart for Badlands National Park
Ben Reifel Visitor Center
Badlands Scenic Byway
Lunch in Wall
Depart for the K Bar S Lodge
Dinner at K Bar S Lodge
Presentation*

Day 6
Breakfast at the K Bar S Lodge
Presentation*
1880 Train Ride to Hill City
Tour BH Geological Institute
Free time in Hill City - including lunch
1880 Train return trip to Keystone
Final Banquet

*Presentation dates/times may very upon speaker availability
** Program schedule subject to change

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