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REALLY SO WHAT
What A Time

THE GREAT WEST

There was one exception. The world famous ‘Wall Drug’ store.
It advertised all the way across this desolate land. The drug
store was in the middle of nowhere, on the plains of South
Dakota. Each Billboard advertized different products,
encouraging us to stop; cold drinks, hot dogs, and Ice. It
always advertised Ice. Nothing could be more important than
ICE. We stopped and splurged with hot dogs and sodas. We
put our ice in a canvas bag. It lasted four days.

SOUTH DAKOTA: Mount Rushmore:

We stopped in the Bad Lands National Park. Only a day or
so from Rapid City. It didn’t have any services and was
desolate, no trees, no bushes and no grass. The sun bore
down on the barren hills. I can’t remember if we saw any wild
animals or not. If so they would have been mountain sheep.
Mom and Pop were eager for us to see Mount Rushmore. We
did, and it was nice. Probably more interesting for them and
Joe than myself. After all I was 6 years old, and my list of
Presidents included those from Virginia; Washington,
Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. Whose homes we had
visited.

Here is Mount Rushmore. This perspective is about as good
as any to show several things about this famous mountain
carving. Look at how small the mountain top is and the
amount of the mountain that was used. Also look at all the
debris that was chiseled away. It has never been removed.

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