Heading West: There’s No Rushing Mt. Rushmore

16 Monday Sep 2013

Posted by misterselfish in Cross Country, North America, United States

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Cross Country, Devils Tower, Mt. Rushmore, Rushmore, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, South Dakota, Wyoming

I’ve always had a small fascination with giant statues carved into rock. Having seen our fair share of giant Buddhas in China and Japan, it seemed fitting to see the US equivalents at Mt. Rushmore. Mammoth presidents carved into the side of a mountain in the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore is equal parts cool, kitschy, and patriotic.

I was pretty excited to see them, and utterly crushed when we showed up that morning to see the mountain completely covered with fog.

Cue sad trumpet noises…

Fortunately that was about to change.

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Heading West: Blazing through the Badlands

15 Sunday Sep 2013

Posted by misterselfish in Cross Country, North America, United States

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Badlands, Cross Country, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, South Dakota

When planning our trip out West, we polled our friends and family to see if there was anywhere worth stopping on our way to Mt. Rushmore. A friend tipped us off to the Badlands, which we discovered was only a mere 20 minutes away from the highway.

Naturally we decided to tack them on to the drive, since 56 hours of driving is surely not enough.

Also, they look spectacular.

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Heading West: Kitschy South Dakota Billboards

14 Saturday Sep 2013

Posted by mrsselfish in Cross Country, Food & Drinks, North America, United States

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1880 Town, America, Corn Palace, Cross Country, Food & Drinks, Mitchell Corn Palace, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, South Dakota, United States, Wall Drug, Wall Drug Store

Mr. Selfish ended his post yesterday with the delightful eats we had in Chicago. Once we left Chicago, we were bored out of minds driving through Wisconsin and Minnesota. Luckily, when we hit South Dakota, it was fun spotting the kitschy billboards. I didn’t realize that South Dakota had so many hokey attractions. Here are the three attractions that lured us in with their billboards: Corn Palace, 1880 Town, and Wall Drug.