Day 3 - Part 1 - 09-12-2005

Just like we couldn't go through Dallas, TX the last time without visiting a site of significant Presidential... um... history, no trip to South Dakota would be complete without a trip to Mount Rushmore!

And no trip to a major tourist attraction would be complete without seeing a cheezy tourist trap first!

I wonder if they allow guns inside...
Odd name for a such a place

Many people have already seen the 4 heads of the Presidents at Mount Rushmore. What many people haven't seen though is the rest of the rock formations outside of the park area. Here are a few of them.


The Part of Mount Rushmore you never get to see!
Mount Rushmore 1 Mount Rushmore 2
Mount Rushmore 3 Mount Rushmore 4
Mount Rushmore 5 Mount Rushmore 6
Mount Rushmore 7 Mount Rushmore 8
Mount Rushmore 15

And of course, some photos of the Presidents...

According to the gift shop, this is America's first rock group.
Mount Rushmore 9 Mount Rushmore 10
Mount Rushmore 11 Mount Rushmore 12

The image on the left is the original sculptor who designed the monument and on the right is a list of people who helped to build it.

Give Credit to Where its Due.
Mount Rushmore 13 Mount Rushmore 14

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