Today was perhaps one of the most exciting so far...
Gas in Hardin, Montana.
We got up early to try and get to Mt. Rushmore in good time... little did we know, road construction and a HUGE thunderstorm (complete with quarter- sized hail) would slow us down quite a bit.
We ended up getting to Mt. Rushmore at 8:00 pm... a couple hours later than we had hoped... but it didn't matter! At 9 pm, they start the closing ceremony, with an introductory address from a park ranger, then a 20-minute video explaining the history of the national monument, and finally ending with the flag-folding ceremony and the "lighting" of the monument.
There were hay bundles (like this one) all over the Midwest...
we just couldn't help ourselves but to pull off
to the side of the highway to get a closer look.
After surviving the storm, we made it to Mt. Rushmore.
4 comments:
i thought you guys were going to pose like the mt rushmore stance :)
great picture of mt. rushmore!
do they have a closing ceremony every day?
oh wow thats crazy beautiful! :]
holy crap! ice cream sandwiches for 99 cents!
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