These are pictures of the trip we took to the Badlands, Black
Hills, Fort Laramie and the UPRR Museum in Denver in 2003. We enjoyed ourselves
thoroughly seeing the variety of places that we visited. We were surprised
at some of the sights we saw along the way! And Mt. Rushmore is a
place that every American should visit sometime in their life!
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The Badlands at last
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The requisite tourist pose
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Desolate
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and beautiful
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at the same time
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God's creativity has no end
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Masters of the land
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A rose in the wilderness
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Truly awesome
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There's just no end
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to the variety
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A mule-deer grazing
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The scout of the prairie
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Another of the plain's denizens
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Yep we found these guys here too
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On to our next stop
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We enter another of God's lovely settings
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The faces at last!
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Another obligatory tourist shot
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George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
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Teddy Roosevelt
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Abraham Lincoln
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Drilling marks made while sculpting the monument
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The view is fantastic!
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They are magnificent
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Info about the making of Rushmore
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Who took the picture?
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A postcard picture
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A patriotic display
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You bet we like to ride trains
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It was a lot of fun
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The scenery just never ends
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Our host for the ride
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South Dakota is rich in other kinds of history
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All too soon the ride was over
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A wonderful, patriotic show is given every night
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A final view of the faces
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And yet another citizen of the park
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These guys are everywhere
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This is fun!
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Nothing to it
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These caves are a must-see
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Bighorn sheep are even more magnificent up close
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A remnant of the old west
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1880s barracks
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Not exactly Four Star accomodations
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Officers always have it better
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This was not the place to stay!
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A true piece of American history
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The UPRR museum
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Michael is in heaven here!
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This was our last stop before heading home
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