Mt. Rushmore

Having grown up in the shadow of Stone Mountain, I was prepared to not be too impressed with Mt. Rushmore.  I was wrong.  Stone Mountain, the world’s largest solid piece of granite, is a wonder in and of itself.  However, since it stands alone in the otherwise flat landscape of the metro Atlanta area, it can barely be seen until you park and walk in to the beautiful grand lawn.  Mt. Rushmore is a mountain among many majestic mountains.  As you drive in, you see the carving close to eye level from many different vantage points.  This makes the wonder and excitement build as you travel closer.  The detail, while every bit as grand at Stone Mountain, can be seen so close that you see the faint line of Roosevelt’s eye glasses, and the familiar curves of the Lincoln cheekbones.

 Did you know how they picked the four men whose faces grace this mountain?  It is the four presidents who, at the time, had taken the time and effort to visit South Dakota. Don’t you know the ones who did not regretted it!