7 Notes on Visiting Mt Rushmore National Memorial 0 ▲ Nate Shivar 21 minutes ago · 9 min read1868 words · Life · hide Read the full post at - 7 Notes on Visiting Mt Rushmore National Memorial This past summer, my family and I did a road trip through the Dakotas. The centerpiece was the national parks – Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Badlands National Park, and Wind Cave National Park – along with several national grasslands and the Black Hills. Mount Rushmore was not on the must-see list. But our route went literally right past it. So even though we were all a bit skeptical, we felt like we should go ahead and stop in. I had always put Mount Rushmore in the bucket of tourist sites that are so well-known and so well-photographed that the real thing has to be a letdown. The Eiffel Tower. The Statue of Liberty. The Pyramids. You’ve seen them so many times in pictures that you already know them…almost too well. Mt. Rushmore was not a letdown. But I also won’t be back and I don’t really recommend it either. It was also a lot more complicated than I expected. Here are my seven notes. 1. It Is Definitely… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town
