Mt. Rushmore

After Niagara Falls we stopped and grabbed some quick lunch then Jerry and I had to say good bye :( and we were on our way to UT.  Angela was awesome and brought all her fun ideas that she got from Pinterest that helped make the car ride more enjoyable.  We also decided to take another little detour along the way so we could see some fun things, even if it meant adding a few more hours to an already VERY LONG trip.  The first day we got all the way to my house in IN.  Even though we got here at almost 1 am, it was so nice to sleep in my own bed.  The next morning we stopped by the school to see John before heading out. I have to give my kids major props!  They really traveled so well considering 4 days in the car driving about 12 hours a day - that's including stops, etc.

We stopped at Mt. Rushmore on day 3.  Wouldn't you know it, just as we got there it started to POUR!!!  Huge rainstorm.  Not so ideal when you're going to an outdoor landmark.  The weather had been perfect up till then.  We drove up to see what we could see, and not much.  We went back down the mountain and thought about getting dinner, while the storm passed.  But there was absolutely no parking.  So we drove for a few minutes trying to figure out what to do, and suddenly the weather started to clear up.  We quickly went back up the mountain and really lucked out.  By the time we parked the weather was perfectly clear. 

 

Such hams!!

My silly kids wanted a picture of them shaking their booties - or showing the backside of Mt. Rushmore.

Yet, one more picture of Mt. Rushmore

 As we were in the gift shop just before leaving the rain started rolling in again.  By the time we got in our car it was pouring again.  We really lucked out.  I'm so glad we stopped there, even if it meant adding a few hours of driving to the trip, and driving through ugly, boring South Dakota- whole lotta nothing!!!  It was a great stop, and we were so lucky to be able to see it.