They certainly seem to be slow walking progress there.. sometimes the idea sells better than the end product.. It’s like “Dave’s Rug Shop” meaning if he sells his only rug then what… a great start and concept but???
It really is Andy. When you're standing there and looking at what it took to do this back then it's amazing how they did it without any of todays technology. These guys were really craftsman back then!
? I always wondered what was behind those faces. Thanks now I know. ?
lol Of course I asked him and he didn't even know what a damper was.
That's when I told him about the forum and if he joined I'd send him the link. lol The expression on his face when I showed him mine was priceless though. ? 
Amazing! Beautiful!!!Now the whole reason we made this trip was to see Mt Rushmore. Coming to the end of Custer State Park the last tunnel you go through gives you your first view of it. I was glad there was very little traffic through there today as we had time to stop in the middle of it and have an unobstructed view. I'm still at a loss for words.
These we got close up walking the Presidential trail.
Most people don't know it, but Mt Rushmore is not technically finished either. If you look at the models that were built for the vision, it never got completely done. It still amazes me what did get accomplished. If you look at Crazy Horse, it is incredible how much rock they've removed from that mountain - and still have a VERY LONG way to go.
Me too!
That looks really good Mark! Yeah it was just starting to heat up there as we were leaving Durango on Wednesday, I saw a few days hitting the 90's. Still not to bad seeing as the nights cool off there where in AZ it just stays hot. Chris @Chris M had text me yesterday saying it was 116 there! ? Glad to be In the Black Hills where it's been really nice in the upper 70's. Hopefully it cools off some by next Thursday but who knows the way the weather is it could still snow.?Hey Dave….hope all is well on the trip, beautiful day here! I just finished casing 5 pounds of my Antelope Summer Sausage to smoke tomorrow…wait till you taste it brother! You’ll want to take some home with you….BTW….I was wrong about the cold spell, we are currently in the grip of a heatwave….I’ve never seen it this hot, this early in the summer…but my database for Colorado is small. Stay cool my friend….
This brings back some great memories. I travelled through SD and all the other gambling states (name one, I’ve been to all its casinos) when I worked for a slot machine manufacturer. Deadwood was certainly on my list with all its tiny “casinos”. I’m also a huge fan of Dances With Wolves, so I had to see SD. I did some mountain biking in the National Grasslands near Wall and when I was riding in the Black Hills, I came around the back side of the monument while exploring some old mining trails. I visited the monument in the proper way and was surprised at how close you could get to it from the park - thanks for sharing Dave - that was one of my favourite business trips so it was nice to see these pics.Now the whole reason we made this trip was to see Mt Rushmore. Coming to the end of Custer State Park the last tunnel you go through gives you your first view of it. I was glad there was very little traffic through there today as we had time to stop in the middle of it and have an unobstructed view. I'm still at a loss for words.
These we got close up walking the Presidential trail.
Sounds like a great time you had doing that Duke! That must have been a great experience mountain biking down the back side of the monument.
