The Seidls: Day 3: Bear Country, Mt. Rushmore, and More!

Day 3! We decided to head to Bear Country. A friend had told us that this would be a great place to head with kids and she was right! The girls would jumping up and down in anticipation of this place. We saw elk, big horned sheep, and more. Below are just a few of our favorite animals/moments:

Alexa was in love with the wolves. These Arctic Wolves weren't very active when we saw them, but still very pretty.

Chris spent much of the time making "shooting" noises at animals. This is what he would like to hang on the wall of our living room. Pretty sure it would be put in the basement so I didn't have to stare at it all day. (or it stare at me)

The bears were the best (guess that's why it's called 'Bear Country') This bear was lounging around on the rocks. Pretty sure the girls said something to the effect of "Looks like Papa." ;-)

This wolf ran right by us much to the delight of Lexi.

Best thing ever: we got to see feeding time! It was hilarious to watch these huge bears running full speed after this truck. It stopped just right in front of us so we got a great view of LOTS of bears.

just a small section of the amount of bears right next to us!

The bears chased the wolves away during feeding time. Once the bears ate, the wolves were 'allowed' back to pick up any leftovers.

The babies were especially cute. These wolf pups were playing in the water.

The bear cubs were fun to watch. Many were up in trees like this. A worker went in to collect pieces of garbage and they ALL attacked her. They hung to her legs as she tried to walk around. If she put one down, it would follow her just to attack again.

The sun was a little bright :-)

Our next stop was Mt. Rushmore. Pretty cool!

Group Shot!

We spent a lot of time walking the trails underneath the monument. Little known fact: Thomas Jefferson was suppose to be on the left side of Washington. But once they started carving over there, they noticed the rock just crumbled, so they moved him to the other side. We also enjoyed reading about the workers who created the monument. I just don't know how they hung on the side of a mountain with only ropes!

After that, we headed to Crazy Horse. We learned a lot about the Native American History at this historical sight. They have been working on this for decades. Little known fact: All of the faces of Mt. Rushmore would fit in the little space right behind Crazy Horse's face. That's how much bigger Crazy Horse is and why it is taking so long. Plus, for the first decade, only one man worked on this monument. It's going to be a 3-D monument--pretty cool if it ever gets finished in my lifetime!