Travel Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore · 08:15 PM

From our travels we again visited Rushmore and vicinity during the summer and wanted to share these up close photos. Not all have seen the side view of Washington, it can be viewed if you take the Needles Highway right outside of the park. This is a wonderful area to vacation and if you can, spend at least a week to explore Custer SP, Deadwood, Spearfish, Needles Highway and the Black Hills as a starter.

GeoJerry · 09-06-2012, 09:32 PM

Agreed, it's a great place to see. These pictures are a good reminder of my time there. My favorite shot is the zoomed out Washington profile. I took the exact same shot but had gray skies.
Are you ever going home? :-)

Frogfish · 09-06-2012, 10:45 PM

Cool shots Bob ! I like the next to last best because the eye has an almost lifelike quality to it.

**eaglem** · 09-06-2012, 11:30 PM

So where's your sculptured profile Bob as one of America's great travelers??????????????

slowpez · 09-07-2012, 07:58 AM

Nice series Bob. I agree about the Needles Highway. Great drive. We spent a lot of time at one of the narrow openings watching tour buses drive through. So many of them scraped the sides of the buses. Rushmore is indeed an interesting place. The second time we were there it was so fogged in you couldn't see a thing.

**Bob Harris** · 09-07-2012, 10:36 AM

Originally posted by GeoJerry

Agreed, it's a great place to see. These pictures are a good reminder of my time there. My favorite shot is the zoomed out Washington profile. I took the exact same shot but had gray skies.
Are you ever going home? :-)

A lot of people miss that shot, we did have nice weather. Home is where we park the motorhome.

**Bob Harris** · 09-07-2012, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by Frogfish

Cool shots Bob ! I like the next to last best because the eye has an almost lifelike quality to it.

That's what I thought Kevin about the eyes on all, they are carved and polished to perfection.

loco · 09-07-2012, 11:07 AM

These are all beautiful, Bob! I had never seen that view of Washington. Fantastic. This is a place I really want to see some day. I will try to remember about the Needles highway.

That last picture is almost surreal. I try to imagine some alien landing in those woods and looking over in that direction and seeing that!!

SpecialK · 09-07-2012, 11:47 AM

Nice shots. I enjoyed my time there on vacation. Massive rain squall on the Needles Hwy, after going through the Needle. I'm assuming you did not try to get the USS Enterprise through that tiny crack in the rocks.

**Bob Harris** · 09-07-2012, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by eaglem

So where's your sculptured profile Bob as one of America's great travelers??????????????

Too funny EM, it would probably be on the south end of Lincoln with an unassessable view.

**Bob Harris** · 09-07-2012, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by slowpez

Nice series Bob. I agree about the Needles Highway. Great drive. We spent a lot of time at one of the narrow openings watching tour buses drive through. So many of them scraped the sides of the buses. Rushmore is indeed an interesting place. The second time we were there it was so fogged in you couldn't see a thing.

sounds like our first two visits to the Tetons, nothing but fog and low clouds. At least we had good weather this time. Thanks Susan.

charliezap · 09-08-2012, 06:46 AM

A grand series Bob. Every time I see shots like these it reminds me of so many SciFi movies where the aliens or natural disasters take down the faces. "It's only a movie"

--charliezap

Jean Poitiers · 09-08-2012, 06:57 AM

Nice series ... Have visit it someday!

**Bob Harris** · 09-08-2012, 03:30 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by loco

These are all beautiful, Bob! I had never seen that view of Washington. Fantastic. This is a place I really want to see some day. I will try to remember about the Needles highway.

That last picture is almost surreal. I try to imagine some alien landing in those woods and looking over in that direction and seeing that!!

thanks so much for viewing and your kind words Lori, there are several tunnels there and when you exit them you have a view of the monument, it was purposely designed that way. When you are ready to visit, let me know and I will give you a list of "must sees" while there in the area.

**Bob Harris** · 09-08-2012, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by SpecialK

Nice shots. I enjoyed my time there on vacation. Massive rain squall on the Needles Hwy, after going through the Needle. I'm assuming you did not try to get the USS Enterprise through that tiny crack in the rocks.

No way on that one Kyle, I have problems sometimes just getting around inside campgrounds. We always stay away from crowded areas and just take the Jeep to explore. I have learned from my mistakes over the years.

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09-08-2012, 06:46 AM	#12
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	A grand series Bob. Every time I see shots like these it reminds me of so many SciFi movies where the aliens or natural disasters take down the faces. "It's only a movie"--charliezap

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Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Cool shots Bob ! I like the next to last best because the eye has an almost lifelike quality to it.

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slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Nice series Bob. I agree about the Needles Highway. Great drive. We spent a lot of time at one of the narrow openings watching tour buses drive through. So many of them scraped the sides of the buses. Rushmore is indeed an interesting place. The second time we were there it was so fogged in you couldn't see a thing.

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by GeoJerry Agreed, it's a great place to see. These pictures are a good reminder of my time there. My favorite shot is the zoomed out Washington profile. I took the exact same shot but had gray skies. Are you ever going home? :-) A lot of people miss that shot, we did have nice weather. Home is where we park the motorhome.

09-07-2012, 10:42 AM	#7
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Frogfish Cool shots Bob ! I like the next to last best because the eye has an almost lifelike quality to it. That's what I thought Kevin about the eyes on all, they are carved and polished to perfection.

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loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	These are all beautiful, Bob! I had never seen that view of Washington. Fantastic. This is a place I really want to see some day. I will try to remember about the Needles highway. That last picture is almost surreal. I try to imagine some alien landing in those woods and looking over in that direction and seeing that!!

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SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	Nice shots. I enjoyed my time there on vacation. Massive rain squall on the Needles Hwy, after going through the Needle. I'm assuming you did not try to get the USS Enterprise through that tiny crack in the rocks.

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem So where's your sculptured profile Bob as one of America's great travelers?????????????? Too funny EM, it would probably be on the south end of Lincoln with an unassessable view.

09-07-2012, 09:38 PM	#11
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by slowpez Nice series Bob. I agree about the Needles Highway. Great drive. We spent a lot of time at one of the narrow openings watching tour buses drive through. So many of them scraped the sides of the buses. Rushmore is indeed an interesting place. The second time we were there it was so fogged in you couldn't see a thing. sounds like our first two visits to the Tetons, nothing but fog and low clouds. At least we had good weather this time. Thanks Susan.

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Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Nice series ... Have visit it someday!

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by loco These are all beautiful, Bob! I had never seen that view of Washington. Fantastic. This is a place I really want to see some day. I will try to remember about the Needles highway. That last picture is almost surreal. I try to imagine some alien landing in those woods and looking over in that direction and seeing that!! thanks so much for viewing and your kind words Lori, there are several tunnels there and when you exit them you have a view of the monument, it was purposely designed that way. When you are ready to visit, let me know and I will give you a list of "must sees" while there in the area.

09-08-2012, 03:32 PM	#15
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by SpecialK Nice shots. I enjoyed my time there on vacation. Massive rain squall on the Needles Hwy, after going through the Needle. I'm assuming you did not try to get the USS Enterprise through that tiny crack in the rocks. No way on that one Kyle, I have problems sometimes just getting around inside campgrounds. We always stay away from crowded areas and just take the Jeep to explore. I have learned from my mistakes over the years.