Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore paled in comparison to the devastation wrought by the Mountain Pine Beetle!
Hundreds of thousands of acres decimated. What should have been nice luscious green trees were brown and dying.

However, I was quite impressed with Mouth Rushmore, which is only about a 30 or so minute drive from Rapid City, South Dakota.

And then there was Crazy Horse. The four heads of Mount Rushmore could fit into the face of Crazy Horse. It's that huge! Also enjoyed visiting Wall Drug and the Badlands. And of course I had to stop at Little Big Horn. I highly recommend that stop. Listen to a Ranger lead tour, and then take advantage of the tour offered by the Crow Indians. Hear their side of the battle. Quite interesting.
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