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Rapid City, South Dakota
I want to go back to visit… where Americans have been creating their own versions of the pyramids and sphynx…
If there is one thing I will always suggest people see in America, it is this: Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. Not only do I think everyone should see this in person, but I think you should go and plan on staying until the lighting ceremony after dark.
When I was married, Neal and I took our kids and some of his family members to see Mount Rushmore on many different occasions. One particular time happened on a fourth of July.
Let me tell you, there is NOTHING like seeing the monument lit up at night on the 4th of July.
The lights went down as dusk settled in; all the lights were turned off around the monument, and for a scant few minutes, we sat in the dark, in silence.
And then…
Lee Greenwood’s song: God bless the USA started blaring through the strategically placed speakers and echoing off the faces of the presidents on the mountain; it was soul-stirring, tear-inducing, and so moving emotionally, that I cried hot tears. My heart physically pounding in my chest and my daughters both gripping a hand.
We sat quietly, watching it unfold… as the lights slowly came back up, the music covering all other sounds, and fireworks going off overhead and…
