Joel was an amazing guide! He was a wealth of knowledge with all the questions we threw at him! Our vehicle was a very nice(and clean) van. He was a very careful driver, especially through those very narrow tunnels. He took us to so many places that we would never have known about if we had done this on our own! We tried to hit Mr. Rushmore first (our second try) and it was invisible in the clouds. He returned to it at the end of the tour again. Though it was still invisible, he drove us to the visitor center, showed us around and gave us a heads up in case it cleared up the next day! Thankfully it was a bright sunny day our last day in SD and we were able to see it.
He was very kind to take pics of us as we travelled to all the sites. He also answered questions of other things we should see in the area and places to eat. As per his suggestion...make sure to get to the ALPINE INN in Hill City early. The food was amazing and unbelievably priced.