Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse

For the first time in our lives, we went to South Dakota. I was surprised at how beautiful it was. I think we went at the one of the best times of year in June, but the rolling hills, the beautiful green grass, the forests and the mountains all made the Badlands and the Black Hills absolutely stunning. I highly recommend a visit if you've never been there.

Mount Rushmore was super cool. We all really loved it including the boys and girl.

They had a nice hiking trail which brought you right under the Presidents.

They also had a nice walkway leading up to Mount Rushmore, very Presidential. I think one of the strongest reasons why Emery liked Mount Rushmore is sitting in her hand, ice cream. If you ever want your kids to love history, buy them ice cream at every monument.

We also went to see the Crazy Horse Monument. We had never really heard of that until we got there, but it was also pretty impressive. The statue to the left is what the monument in the background is supposed to look like one day...I think it might get there in about 2113 at the rate they're going unfortunately.

They started in 1948 and haven't gotten too far. This is how it's supposed to look someday.

It is ginormous and privately funded though. I think they said Mount Rushmore can fit in just the head of Crazy Horse.

The 3rd leg of our trip was some great family time. We enjoyed some history and God's creation too.