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Mt. Rushmore/End of the Road

7/4/2015

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We have safely arrived home, but before I get into that, here is a few photos from the last few days of our trip.
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After going through Yellowstone, our next stop was Mt. Rushmore. You can't really see the mountain until you enter the parking area, which is really nice in my opinion. I love the element of surprise :)
The base of the mountain was flooded with tourists,  but it wasn't as crowded as I had thought it might be.
We walked the trail that goes along the base of the mountain. There are an incredible amount of stairs, but the view from directly under the carvings is very nice. There is no way to show massive scale of Mt. Rushmore in a photo.
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Our family photo in front of Mt. Rushmore
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It was really neat to see one of the nine scale model's the artist created before the carving began.
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This mountain is located about seventeen miles from Mt. Rushmore. Situated near the location of Custer's last stand, it is a work in progress carving of Custer on his horse. Once it is finished, it will be the largest carving in the world. Currently the face is the only thing carved, which you can see to the right.
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We visited Jewel caves, near Mt. Rushmore. This picture, with the bars across the doorway, reminds me of a scene in J. Grace Pennington's novel, Never.
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And some cowboy humor :)
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We arrived home safe and sound late last night. The dogs, cat, bunnies, horses and goats were all glad to see us and it was good to be home. It was especially wonderful to sleep in a real bed!
Thus ends our adventures for the time being :) I will be taking the next week off of posting, but I will be back on Monday, the 13th, hopefully with some videos of the trip and a photo slideshow of all my favorites.
8 Comments
aunt dona
7/5/2015 03:36:37 am

Welcome Home....sleep tight...

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Karen Burley
7/5/2015 07:23:54 am

I am Debbie's mom and have been following your wonderful trip. Thank you for the beautiful pictures. I almost felt like I got to travel with you! God bless.

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David bennett
7/5/2015 07:45:12 am

Well that was a really interesting trip, I certainly enjoyed seeing all the photo's. This last set is especially enjoyable, I hadn't realised just how large the heads are. Thanks for sharing. :-)

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Jason McIntire link
7/5/2015 12:04:54 pm

Glad you made it home safely, Lauren! Awesome photos, and I've enjoyed every update post. Especially loved the story about the whales.

One minor factual note, though... that statue is (going to be) of Crazy Horse, not Custer. :-)

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Lauren K. Lotter
7/5/2015 01:06:31 pm

Glad you enjoyed the posts :)

Ah, thanks for pointing that out! I got my c's mixed up!

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edna
7/6/2015 02:11:23 am

Glad you are home! Will miss reading about all your adventures!!!

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Bethany
7/6/2015 02:41:53 am

I can't wait to see more pictures and videos :) It looks like your family really had fun. I am glad it went so well. I bet Smoke is glad to have you back ;) and all the other horses too :)
can't wait till Monday :)

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Rebekah link
7/7/2015 08:36:21 am

I've greatly enjoyed all these posts, Lauren, even if I haven't had time to comment on all the last ones. :) From all the pictures I'm sure your family had a trip you'll always remember and look back on with pleasure. Thanks for "taking us along." :)

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