We made a stop at Mount Rushmore. There was some construction, so we didn't get really close, but we got close enough. We talked to the kids about each of the men and why they were up there. The area was beautiful and if I'd done some extra research we probably would have spent more time here hiking or site seeing. There are some caves and another Mount Rushmore with the face of a prominent Indian that would have been interesting to learn about. Jay and Emily had just come through the area and gave us their parking pass that is good for a year, so that was nice not to have to pay the $10 for parking. Thanks guys!
We re-enacted the scene from North by Northwest in this room.
Ada came up with the idea of taking a picture of the very serious kids as if they were the Presidents on the mountain.
The favorite part for the kids was on our way out, we let them climb around and play on the rocks. They were granite with little pockets of quartz in them. So pretty! The kids tried to walk all the way around without touching the ground. Sam was actually very good at it. It was so cute to see Ada being the helpful big sister and guiding Seth through the rocks by hand.
And Jer, with the new Lion King on the brain, couldn't resist this one.
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