Mt. Rushmore National Memorial

Today Barbara and I visited Mt. Rushmore National Memorial. I love coming to this place. I must, as I have been here six times and hope to come back again in the future. I always feel good here. I almost feel like I am in the presence of the four men whose faces are carved into the rock here. Sometimes I think to myself what it would be like to sit down with each of these great men and speak with them, the things that I could learn.

I took the Presidential Trail, for the first time today, so that I could get different vantage points of this beautifully sculpted rock. The Presidential Trail is short, only 0.6 miles long, but it contains 422 stair steps. It wasn’t difficult, but today was warm and humid so at the end of the 40 minutes it took me to complete the trail; I had sweat on my brow. It was totally worth it.

A closeup of George Washington.
A closeup of Thomas Jefferson.
A closeup of Theodore Roosevelt.
A closeup of Abraham Lincoln.
Profile view of George Washington.

Published by Trail Rocker

I am a retired professional geologist who loves hiking, photography and travelling with my lovely wife Barbara.

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  1. That must gave been awesome to see. Great pictures. Looking at old Thomas’ face, he looks like he has one too many cracks. Are there concerns about instability that might be occurring?

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