Thanks for the Independence Day wishes. No fireworks for us, sadly. But at least we didn’t wait 12 hours at Mt. Rushmore on the 3rd only to have the fireworks be practically invisible due to the fog. At least that’s what we heard. And as for the night sky, we have yet to see a clear night, though tonight might be one. No, wait, I’m looking up and it’s cloudy again. But we won’t complain about the weather — the rain (rarely heavy) has kept others away from some of the attractions, but not us! Today, on the other hand, was a gorgeous day out here in South Dakota, which I will write about elsewhere. Pictures are a bit on hold as we are camping, and internet connectivity is a bit sketchy. The nights in hotels have been great for catching up on picture posting, for the 90% of the time that they don’t end up getting automatically posted. Free WiFi in hotels has become pretty much standard.

I’m enjoying the pictures you’ve been posting to flickr and your comments here although I thought for sure that Desmet Mitchell was one of the members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience!