Mount Rushmore
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Mount Rushmore, from the parking lot Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with 60-foot sculptures of the heads of former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The entire memorial covers 1,278 acres and is 5,725 feet above sea level. It is managed by the National Park Service, a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. The memorial attracts approximately 2 million people annually. Photo 708, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore from viewing area Photo 719, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore On the trail which gives you different views of the sculptures. Here is a shot of Washington. Photo 726, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore, Lincoln Lincoln Photo 727, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore Lincoln from a different angle Photo 731, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore Washington from a different angle Photo 733, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore Lincoln again Photo 734, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore All 4 from somewhat underneath Photo 735, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore Lincoln from the side Photo 737, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore Roosevelt Photo 738, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore Washington and Adams Photo 739, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore, Adams, Roosevelt, Lincoln Photo 742, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore Washington from the side Photo 743, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore Adams Photo 746, Sept 2007 |
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Mount Rushmore All 4 Photo 750, Sept 2007 |
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