DAY 8: DRIVE TO MT RUSHMORE, DETOUR TO DEVILS TOWERFirst stop was Devil’s Tower. It was quite warm, but we enjoyed the columns, prayer bundles hanging form trees, and watching the climbers.
“There are things in nature that engender an awful quiet in the heart of man; Devil’s Tower is one of them.” – N Scott Morraday
Second stop was Presidents Sculpture Park near Deadwood, that had a trail with 20 foot busts of each president. Bruce shared his impressive knowledge of presidents with Anastasia, which came in handy for getting her jr. ranger badge at Mt Rushmore.
Final stop was the evening ranger program and lighting ceremony at Mt. Rushmore.
“The only part I liked was the whole thing.” – Xander
FAST FACT:
The faces at Mt Rushmore are 60 feet tall. The memorial took 14 years to build and had several design changes due to the mountain not cooperating or low funds.
2 comments:
You'll have to clue me in as to what the prayer bundles were that you mentioned. This looks like it was a fun stop.
Looks like a neat place to visit.
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