I wasn’t sure what to expect when we got to Mt Rushmore.  We have all seen pictures but what does the area around them look like… what is the history of these stone faces.
We took a leasurly day.  Slept in had breakfast and coffee worked out in the fitness center and sat in the hot tub then headed out about noon.  It was only gonna be a 30 minute drive which was really good because I was exhausted from yesterdays driving.  I got in the car and started out and felt like all I wanted to do was go back to the room and sleep more … We got to Mt Rushmore and it energized me.  The thrill of seeing these carvings for real and also learning the history of the carvings and a lot of american history also.  For example George Washington wasn’t actually our first president til 1789.  I always thought he would have started in 1776 as soon as we became a country ….
Anyway … I walked the trail around the base of the carvings and met Bunny back at the car.  I had hoped to drive to 2 other tourist attractions but we were exhausted and headed for HoJos.  We were even too tired to head down again for complimentary wine and beer … actually we had our fill the night before.