Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

Finally,  after a long arduous trek across South Dakota, we made it to Mount Rushmore.

The picture sums up driving through South Dakota

 

 

We hoped to see the lighting of the monument at night as we heard that is the best time to view it. Unfortunately we were still on central time and the kids were too tired.  Maybe next time…




We visited to monument the following day and went on a nice hike underneath the monument.  The kids earned another Junior Ranger badge. On the hike the kids got to learn about Indian life from a park ranger and even explore inside a teepee.

There were pillars and flags representing all 50 states

Here is California

View from trail below

Which one of us will be the next face on the mountain?



Brady inside a teepee

 

 Later in the hike we encountered mother and baby mountain goats reminding us of Gramps, the original mountain goat (He runs mountain races in New England and earns the distinction of being a "Mountain Goat" for completing the six race series). Needless to say, the real mountain goats looked slightly more nimble on a mountainside than Gramps.

Mama and baby mountain goats