Deadwood Main Street

Another picture of Main Street Deadwood.

Deadwood Main Street

Another picture of Main Street Deadwood.

Deadwood Saloon

Old Saloon location mentioned in the HBO Deadwood series.

Deadwood

Old hotel that was used as a bordello, notice the "Ladies of the evening" in the windows.

Deadwood

Old train Depot in Deadwood just off main street.

Deadwood

Hotel on Main Street, Beth in shade in fore ground. Not many tourists that day.

Deadwood

Mainstreet Deadwood South Dakota with casinos and curio shops down both sides of the street.

Mount Rushmore

Model sculptures used to scale the stone monument.

Mount Rushmore

Lady Tourist (Beth) with the rest of us tourists checking out the view on this beautiful day.

Mount Rushmore

Another picture of Monument showing some of the ponderosa pine forest and granite rock surrounding the area.

Mount Rushmore

Close-up of Mount Rushmore Presidents.

Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

So how did Roosevelt make it there?

He was president when this monument was built.

Mount Rushmore

Large overlook at the end of the long hallway to the monument. Mountain still has room for more future presidents.... if everyone can agree on just who they should be.

Mount Rushmore

One of the rock doorways leading to the Monument. Only an engineering person would have taken this picture.

Mount Rushmore

First view of sculpture of Presidents. Man at left was the artist that made the models and oversaw the construction of Mount Rushmore.

Mount Rushmore

Stone pathway to Mount Rushmore Monument with stone pillar and lintel doorways. Very good workmanship.

One of the tourists wandering on the stone pathway.

Entrance to Mount Rushmore

An elaborate stone entrance to the Mount Rushmore memorial.

Chief Crazy Horse

Additional pictures from an exhibit.

Chief Crazy Horse

View of other side of model sculpture.

Chief Crazy Horse

This indian chief was a great Lakota Chief leader even in the eyes of other tribal Chiefs. Many American indian tribes want to see this taken to completion. The ground it is on is sacred indian ground lands.

Chief Crazy Horse

Remember it is in 3 dimensions and takes lots of calculations, work measured in lifetimes and lots of money.