October 2nd – Rapid City, South Dakota Weather
–Clear 14 C
Total Kilometers this trip – 3620.2 Kilometers
today – 0
Today we did the touristy thing. We visited the Air and Space Museum. I knew those airplanes were big, but one only
realizes this when they come up close to the airplane. Some pics of airplanes I like.
Cessna
Beech
Cessna
Beech
B52
B29
Bill and B29
B-1B Lancer
Stinson
Vadie had decided that we stop and look at the Museum of
Geology – South Dakota. After looking at
all of the fossils, we went through the rock section, and she says that is the
main reason why she came here. She
wanted to know what the rocks she used in her pottery – cool.
Just up the road was Sioux Pottery. This pottery place is well known for quality
pottery. It is run by the Sioux native
Americans. Although they call this
pottery, much is done like ceramics, pour into moulds and cast. It is then glazed etc like pottery. They also have a jigger with moulds to make
bowls and plates. Very little is thrown
free hand on a wheel or hand made with slab rolling. Vadie found it very interesting.
Jigger
moulds drying
mould filler
jigger moulds
gas furnace
Glazing does take lots of talent, and Red Feathers was doing
a remarkable job.
The temperature was very warm when we left, so we left the
dogs at the coach.
We went back and had a late lunch then went to Bear Country
USA. Much like a zoo, except just wild
animals of North America. You drive your car through their territory, we took
the dogs and Jake behaved himself pretty good.
This is a pic of Mount Rushmore which Nick Clifford had
signed.
During the touristy thing, we have purchased some little
trinkets of the places we have been to.
We also opened up the basket to see what was in the
Dakotized basket. Wow, lots of things.
Special people – Micheal Kant – airplane fanatic that he is.
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