Mt. Rushmore National Monument |

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Mt. Rushmore National Monument |

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Mt. Rushmore National Monument |

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Mt. Rushmore National Monument |

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This is the scale model that the mountain carving is based on |
Mt. Rushmore National Monument |

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Me and Abe contemplating world politics in front of the monument |
Crazyhorse Memorial |

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I arrived at Wind Cave National Park in time to do their daily "wild cave" tour. This involved going where the caves aren't
developed, i.e.; no stairs, walkways, hand rails, or lights. Our only lights would be the ones on our helmets. We would also
be crawling through some tight spaces on our hands and knees (and bellies). Unfortunately one of the conditions of the
tour was that we couldn't bring anything with us such bags, packbacks, or cameras, just the clothes we were wearing. So I
actually don't have any pics of the caves them selves, but did take a few above ground in the prairie dog town and surrounding
hill sides.
Wind Cave National Park |

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Wind Cave National Park |

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Wind Cave National Park |

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Wind Cave National Park |

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Wind Cave National Park |

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