Wild West Trip Day 4

It's Sunday morning and we found

a wonderful, serene house of

worship.  This is the Chapel in the Hills

on the south side of Rapid City.

The Chapel in the Hills was dedicated on July 6, 1969,

as the home for the radio ministry of Lutheran Vespers.

The church is a special ministry of the South Dakota Synod

of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

 The Chapel in the Hills is an exact replica of the

Borgund stave church in Norway.

The Borgund stavkirke was built around the year 1150

and is considered the most completely preserved

stave church still standing in Norway. It is
one of the inspirations for the movie "Frozen".

 We came across Bambi and her

mother when we were doing a prayer walk.

 The prayer walk takes you past statues of

the apostles, angels, etc. and is under the

canopy of these beautiful Ponderosa Pines.

 We drove through the Black Hills National Forest

and into Custer State Park.  We did a little

rock climbing.

 We waited for this big boy to cross the road.

There were about 100 buffalo on the highway.

 Mountain Goats

 The needles.

 A little more rock climbing.

 Next stop, Mt. Rushmore.

Great day and I think this picture is worth

1000 words.