Mt Rushmore and beyond
Spent the day heading out to tour Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Monument and drive through the
Needles Highway.
Turns out that Mt. Rushmore has quite the secret. Not
Cibola (although after today, I'm not 100% sure). There is a Hall of Records that is not visible from the public areas and is not open to the public and receives very little mention at the visitors center.
Description
here and photos
here.
The Crazy Horse Monument was interesting but very much a machine for separating the touron from their dollars. Nickeled and dimed at every step and charging ten bucks for a quarter pound hamburger didn't get us eating lunch there -- opted for an early dinner instead. I realize that they need the funding to continue but they would get a lot more revenue from giving more to the tourist -- the
Laffer Curve applies brilliantly here.
Had dinner in Rapid City (Italian) and are watching the fireworks -- several large lightning storms but no rain -- we need the rain...
Day thirteen!
Posted by DaveH at July 24, 2012 7:33 PM