Dear Briggz,

We arrived to Mt. Rushmore safe and sound. On our first day there we went to visit the monument. It was a rainy day and although they say it is best to see it during the morning or evening hours, I have to say it was amazing. To see the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, carved so high was such a sight. We learned that Rushmore was 90% carved using explosives. That is some fancy calculating. An artist by the name of Gutzon Borglum was the brains of the project. He unfortunately died prior to the monuments completion and his son took over to complete the work but never finished

Its heavy

C trying to pick Georges nose

More heavy lifting

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We stayed at an RV park named Heartland RV Park just outside of Mt. Rushmore. It was a nice place to stay. It was more of a “glamping” experience than anything. It had a pool, hot tub, laundry, and HOT showers. It was also located just outside of Rapid City, which is a home of a nice culinary establishment named the Firehouse Brewery. Of course we ate there. $16 all you can eat baby backs!!!!

We also took the time to drive the Wildlife loop through Custer State Park. There we were able to see more bison, prairie dogs, and prong horned antelope. We took a trip to Wind Cave National Park and got a guided tour of the natural opening of the wind cave. The views were CRAZY!  To think that we only descended 300 feet down into the earth boggles my mind.

Mount Rushmore was clearly a fantastic sight, which we feel that everyone should have the opportunity and make the voyage to see.

the buffalo roaming

Inside the wind caves