Mt Rushmore

Early on July 4th we drove through the "Black Hills" on the way to Mt Rushmore.  The views were spectacular.  We arrived at Mt Rushmore early in the afternoon and staked our claim to our area that we would watch the performance and fireworks from.  As would be expected there were a lot of people but not as bad as I thought it would be.

They were having plumbing problems so all the restrooms were closed.  They had brought in a bunch of Porta-Potties and lined them up in the parking lot.  The lines to use the toilet was long and you could expect to wait over an hour to use them.  They were being used so much the pumper truck had to regularly pump them out.

You could purchase food and drinks at the restaurants that are there.  There's places to purchase gifts and souvenirs, we had purchased a blanket to sit on the ground.  There was plenty to see and learn while there.

Later in the afternoon the was a fly over of the  F-117 Nighthawk and the B-2 Bomber, that was a spectacular sight.  Lee Greenwoodwas one of the performers and he had sung "God Bless the USA".

 The fireworks were "great".  We all enjoyed the day and what we had seen and learned.  After the fireworks it was time to head back to camp.  We all climbed into Russ' SUV and headed back to camp.  When we got back to camp we discussed the day at Mount Rushmore and where we were tomorrow in search of another adventure.

"Happy Trails"