Day 3 - Mt Rushmore

After the Badlands (see prior post) it was only an hour or so into the Black Hills and onto Mt. Rushmore. Emma was beside herself with excitement as we approached the National Memorial. We were also a little surprised that her excitement rubbed off on her brother! We were all in awe as we approached the monument. It was cool and windy and there were even some sprinkles. That might sounds like a drag but it didn't dampen our spirits at all. And by cool I'm talking a high of about 50 degrees today. When I checked on the weather before we headed out this morning it said "feels like 29." Good think we packed some warm clothes! After viewing the monument we went downstairs and some some of the excellent exhibits on how it was created. One thing I found interesting was that Borglum (the sculptor) selected the presidents to indicate the founding (Washington), expansion (Jefferson) , preservation (Lincoln)and development (T. Roosevelt) of the United States.