The Black Hills of South Dakota is a popular tourist destination. Did our visits to Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial deserve all of the hype? Were they really bucket list items? And what about biking and beer? Turns out, there are some great breweries and biking in the Black Hills area.
Time Codes:
0:00 – Introduction
0:01 – Iron Mountain Road in the Black Hills of South Dakota (CC Gideon Tunnel and Doane Robinson Tunnel)
1:05 – Mount Rushmore (“Guess Where We Are?” game)
2:57 – Lana and Kasie introductions
3:17 – History and Fun Facts About Mount Rushmore (construction and presidents)
6:49 – Crazy Horse Memorial
8:02 – Crazy Horse — would he approve?
8:32 – Crazy Horse Memorial construction timeframe
8:54 – Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation & Korczak’s Heritage, Inc.
9:52 – Request for Feedback on Crazy Horse Memorial
10:14 – Breweries (Mount Rushmore Brewing Company, Miner Brewing Co, Sick-N-Twisted Brewing Co)
10:33 – Dakota Point Brewing (Rapid City, South Dakota)
10:58 – Spearfish Brewing (Spearfish, South Dakota)
11:24 – Biking the George S. Mickelson Trail (Hill City to Rochford section)
13:50 – Concluding thoughts
14:21 – Outtakes and B-Roll
For more on this part of South Dakota, check out:
https://www.classcbroads.com/blog/attractions-near-rapid-city-what-to-do-and-what-to-avoid
https://www.classcbroads.com/blog/breweries-around-rapid-city-south-dakota-our-favs
Other YouTube Videos on South Dakota:
Badlands National Park & Wall Drug: https://youtu.be/AauIbex1KFs
Custer State Park | Wildlife! Bison, Burros, Elk, Pronghorn, Prairie Dogs, Mountain Goats & More! | Needles Highway | Cathedral Spires Hike and Trail:
Breweries We Visited:
https://www.classcbroads.com/blog/breweries-around-rapid-city-south-dakota-our-favs
https://www.dakotapointbrewing.com/
https://crowpeakbrewing.com/
https://jacobsbrewhouse.com/
https://www.sawyerbrewingco.com/
Sources:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/460220678
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/23/who-speaks-for-crazy-horse
https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2019/09/19/crazy-horse-monument-an-insult-to-native-americans-says-alex-beam
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“Boogie Woogie Bed”
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“Yankee Doodle”
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Title: BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA! | Mount Rushmore | Crazy Horse Memorial | George S. Mickelson Trail