svcheerioExplorerAug 26, 2014Mt RushmoreMt. Rushmore: The NPS website states that Pets can be left in the car but you must ask for the "shaded" parking area. Has anyone done this? Is it really shaded enough to leave your dog in the car this...Show More
Jim_ShoeExplorerAug 26, 2014I don't believe they do it any more, but I spent a fair amount of time sitting on the patio outside the café one morning just before the 4th of July, and watched helicopters delivering fireworks to the heads for the celebration. Seeing a helicopter that looked like a firefly from that distance, really gave me a sense of the size of the monument. Without a special event like that, an hour ought to do it. Unless you see one of the heads move. :)
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