We drove out to Mount Rushmore this evening. My thought was that we could go later in the day and stay for the illumination. I had been reading on-line about it and it wasn't getting rave reviews by any means. However, I remember the first time we were here and when we got set up at the RV park, we drove out to Mount Rushmore later in the evening and it was lit. Unfortunately, my camera was in the 5th wheel. :-( So, I thought we'd give it another try. We get there and they want $11.00 to park. I had also read about this on-line. The money doesn't even go to the government, it goes to the concessions company. We decided that since we have already been here and have excellent pictures from that trip, we were not going to pay to park. Bob has a golden passport that gives us free access to all national parks, but that does not cover this ridiculous parking fee. So, we drove around the monument and left. Tomorrow we are going earlier so we can visit the Borglum Museum and get some souvenirs. We are also going to Bear Country, USA which is a drive-through animal park (weather permitting) that is close to our park.
The entrance
One of many deer we saw in the area
The Memorial
Mount Rushmore
Another angle
Profile of George Washington
Another profile
George
There are some beautiful rock formations in the area
Another view
Another angle as we were leaving
This woodcarver is in Keystone (population 327),
which is where the memorial is located. He is
very talented!
Check out this bench...
An eagle bike.
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