Places of Reverence


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Published: March 25th 2012
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Today was a day for some of the Black Hills most important sites. I began with a long drive to the southern Black Hills town of Hot Springs. The road ran along the edge of the prairie next to the hills proper, which gives a sense of how they stick up from the surrounding landscape. Hot Springs was named after actual springs, which were turned into a health resort in the late 1800s. Most of dow... Read Full Entry



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Black Hills

Custer State Park
Iron Mountain HighwayIron Mountain Highway
Iron Mountain Highway

This road is famous, thanks to views like this
Iron Mountain Road tunnelIron Mountain Road tunnel
Iron Mountain Road tunnel

Just as hairy as it looks
Mount Rushmore from Iron Mountain HighwayMount Rushmore from Iron Mountain Highway
Mount Rushmore from Iron Mountain Highway

The highway was designed to give many overlooks of Mount Rushmore. This is one of them.
Iron Mountain HighwayIron Mountain Highway
Iron Mountain Highway

Exceedingly pretty even with no views
Mount Rushmore entrace roadMount Rushmore entrace road
Mount Rushmore entrace road

For those who don't want to pay the "parking fee", this is the best view available
Gutzon Borglum's original modelGutzon Borglum's original model
Gutzon Borglum's original model

What the sculptor intended the monument to look like when finished
Original air compressorOriginal air compressor
Original air compressor

Compressor to run the drills that sculpted Mount Rushmore
Blasting materialBlasting material
Blasting material

Equipment used to blast Mount Rushmore to create the scumpture



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