Mt Rushmore, South Dakota

Bob and I made the trip to Rapid City, South Dakota for my younger sisters' high school graduation. I haven't spent much time with either of my long distance sisters, so us making the trip was really the first time I've spent time with them since I was in high school.

After a couple flight delays we made it in time for Anneka's graduation party at her parents house. In addition to seeing my sister after years of little to no contact, I finally met my father's brother, Butch, and his daughter, Hillary.

Since my older sister was also in town, I managed to snag a picture of all three of my sisters.

On our last full day in town, we all made a trip out to Mt. Rushmore to see the sights. I hadn't been since high school and I couldn't believe how much the area had changed since I had last visited. Not on the mountain, but on the tourist grounds around the mountain. A lot can change in 10 years.

During our visit we took a walk along the trail that takes you up under the mountain and down to the sculpture's workshop. When I say we walked, I mean Butch, Rita (father's wife), my father, Hillary, Anneka and I walked while Bob and Delayna ran the trail. After they were successfully worn out, I managed to snap a shot of Bob at the base of Mt. Rushmore. After much walking we made it back around to the musuem under the entrance and watched a movie covering the history of the mountain. They had a lot of interesting stuff in the musuem, with the most important exhibt being the mountain blast simulation - where you pick a blast video and simulate blasting the mountain.

Considering I really hadn't spoken to either Anneka and Delayna in years, I wasn't paying much attention to taking pictures, so I didn't take many - plus the digital camera's batteries died. Of course, considering I'm so good at talking to people I don't know I can honestly say I didn't talk much either, so the majority of the walk was spent fiddling with the camera.