Oh my gosh, what a sight Mt. Rushmore is! And how proud I feel to be an American! When we arrived there, we were led by this very well educated ranger on a trail and she told us all about the artist who sculpted this magnificent mountain and also a little history of each of the presidents. This memorial sure put S. Dakota on the map. A couple of interesting facts. The sculptor, Gutzon Borglum created a model of the four presidents on a 1 to 12 scale, meaning an inch on the model represented a foot on the cliff. A monumental task to dynamite all the rock and then drill the heads. So much work was involved. It took 400 workers to complete this project. Work was started in 1927 and completed in l941. So interesting. It surely is a great American icon.
After viewing the memorial, we bought a pass for Custer State Park. This is quite a park. We had lunch at a very nice lodge. Then we drove the 37 mile wildlife loop. Beautiful rolling hills and wildlife. We drove on needles road and viewed numerous pinnacles and spires. Lastly, we took a nice drive around Legion lake. This afternoon was lovely, quiet and serene. We feel so grateful to have all of these gifts. Love you
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Don't you just love the prairie dogs!!!!! They are soooo cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's how I felt at Mt. Rushmore! Only place I'm overwhelmed with that feeling is there and Washington, D.C. (so far, anyways). :)
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