Here I am this morning as we entered the Black Hills of South Dakota! The road getting here was a little curvy and steep. Lots of hairpin turns and a 7% grade downhill. I was glad when we finally reached the Rafter J Bar Ranch in Hill City. We pulled out the lounge chairs enjoyed the beautiful scenery. There's lots of green grass and large Ponderosa pines. Jim is happy because they have a great bike path here and an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast every morning.
After we got settled into our site we had lunch and it was time for my nap. Kathe and Jim were too excited to nap so they drove down to Mount Rushmore to take some pictures. Of course, afternoon is not the best time to take pictures and Jim was unhappy that there were shadows on the faces of the Presidents on his pictures. Guess they will have to come back at dawn tomorrow and miss the pancake breakfast!
Every 10 minutes they show a film in the Visitors Center that explains how the sculpture was accomplished. It was amazing to watch the workers set dynamite and blast away the face of the mountain and then sculpt using pneumatic drills and hand chisels, all while suspended by cables in bosun chairs.
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