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Originally Posted by lindalove
Mt Rushmore. What a joke. They always make sure that the photos either don't have anything in the foreground for scale, or are taken from super close-up, so you can't see anything but the guy trimming Abe's nose-roots. The thing is dinky! You come around the bend and....blah. What a let-down.
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DINKY?!? The images are carved into the side of a granite mountain! The faces alone are 60 feet high, and the monument is visible for 60 miles. Mt Rushmore is one of the few mountains in the Black Hills over 7000 feet high, and the view at night is magnificent.
I couldn't disagree more with your opinion of Mt. Rushmore. I took a plane ride with a pilot friend this summer around Mt. Rushmore (and believe me, Homeland Security was watching) and the view was spectacular. I don't know if you are more accustomed to Disney rides that natural splendor, but Rushmore is da bomb.