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SOUTH D
Tourist info: South Dakota Tourism,
Rocky Mountain International,
SOUTH DAKOTA
Woodpeckers End, 93 Burridge Road,
Burridge, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31
AK
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the mount rushmore state
1BY Tel/Fax: 01489 557533 (trade) T
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Tel: 09063 640655 (consumer - calls cost
60p per minute)
E-mail:
rmi.uk@btinternet.com
Web:
www.RMI-RealAmerica.com and
www.travelsd.com
If you only see one
thing...
Land area: 77,123 sq miles (200,520
Our famous faces, the 60-foot images on
sq.km)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial,
Population: 754,844
stand as a symbol of American democracy.
State Capital: Pierre (pronounced
peer)
Strange but true...
Largest city: Sioux Falls
Rodeo traces its roots to the Old West
Local time: South Dakota is divided
when cowboys gathered after a cattle
approximately in the middle of the state
roundup and celebrated with information
into two time zones. CT in eastern South
competitions showing off their horse-
Dakota to approximately the Missouri River
manship and roping skills. Today, rodeo
- six hours behind the UK and MT in west-
Desolate ern South Dakota - seven hours behind UK.
is South Dakota’s official state sport.
but beautiful Badlands horseback corral a herd of 1,500 thun-
National Park and the majestic Black dering bison. The ground shakes and the
Climate: Warm summers, cold winters
Hills, where pine forests grow among dirt flies as the creatures rumble by.
with heavy snow November to March. Low
Look out for...
mountain peaks more than 7,000 feet Just 17 miles (27 km) from Mount rainfall the rest of the year.
The stunning view of Badlands National
(2,133 m) tall, fill the southwestern cor- Rushmore you can watch blasting in
National Parks: Mount Rushmore Park now has an added feature. The Ben
ner of the state. This is where you will progress on Crazy Horse Memorial.
National Memorial, Badlands National Park, Reifel Visitor Center, located at Cedar
find the famous giant presidential faces More than a lifetime’s work has shaped a Jewel Cave National Monument, Wind Cave
Pass, has received a facelift to accommo-
on Mount Rushmore National mountain to honour the American National Park, Black Hills National Forest.
date increasing numbers of park visitors.
Memorial, Custer State Park, Wind Cave Indian chief. When complete, this carving
Open daily 9 a.m.–4 p.m. in the winter
National Park and Jewel Cave National will stand 563 feet (172 m) high. towns and abandoned mines in the area. and 7 a.m.–8 p.m. in the summer. Call
Monument. The Custer State Park Adventurous drives can get you off Rapid City has attractions ranging 001 605 433 5361 for more information
Buffalo Roundup offers a thrill of a life- the main highways and travel remote from Black Hills gold factories and The or visit
www.nps.gov/badl/.
time as visitors watch cowboys on forest backroads to dozens of ghost Journey Museum to hot-air ballooning.
ge Kamper for Blink Management
Geor
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