We made it to Mount Rushmore (Mount Rush-A-More, if you ask Jonah) just before dark, after driving for 13 hours. We weren't planning to go there until the next day, but while we were driving, we discovered that you can actually go in the evening and watch a show where they light up the monument at night. Since we were getting there in time, we decided to go ahead and go! It was neat, but we were COLD!! (We were still wearing shorts and sandals, because it was hot in Oklahoma when we left that morning.) We spent the night at a little hotel about 30 minutes from Mount Rushmore. The next morning, we got up and drove back again so we could see it really good in the daylight. It really was a cool thing to see in person! We explored a bit, took a bunch of pictures, bought some souvenirs (of course) and ice cream, and then loaded up to drive 8-9 more hours to Yellowstone. It was another long day of driving...
I would have loved to have more time in Keystone, the little town you pass through just before getting to Mount Rushmore. It reminded me a lot of Silver Dollar City...it was like a step back in time. We just drove through and didn't have time to stop, but there were all kinds of fun things you could do there.
Brian's always talking about how he likes to see new things and travel to places he's never been before. And he's right! It is fun to experience things for the first time!
These was our first (wild) animals to see, along with the cutest little chipmunks you've ever seen, and it was pretty exciting!! This baby was the sweetest!
Those are some big faces! It's pretty amazing that they were carved out of the side of a mountain like this!
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