In September workers clean the faces

and make any necessary repairs (cracks or chips in the rock that will collect water.) On top of Roosevelt's head is the sling that will lower a worker. They hadn't begun the work yet, but were in the process of getting the staging set up. They do this annually.

Mt Rushmore

September 2nd 2009
If it’s September, we must be on the road! We’re headed to Rexford, Kansas, by the way of Mt. Rushmore. We spent several days in Rapid City, where we haven’t been since our girls were in junior high. Two things come to mind: things have really changed in Rapid City, and we must be getting old. Both of those thoughts are ok with me! The weather was windy and rainy (is this the summer f ... read more

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