Mt. Rushmore and

Rushmore Cave

The first photo, obviously, is of Mt Rushmore from one of the trails in the area.  This is truely one of our spectacular national monuments and one not to be missed.

Rushmore Cave is also in the area near Mt Rushmore.  The cave entrance is up on the side of the hill.  The stairs up to the entrance are much more user friendly than they used to be.  For most of the past 50 years, the staircase up to the entrance was a steep 45% climb up a narrow staircase.  In the past several years the staircase has been widened and made more gradual with several runs and landings with more sturdy hand rails.

The tour of the cave itself has remained essentially unchanged for the last 40 years or so.  More of the cave has been explored, but no more of it has been developed for the purpose of the tour.  Only the large main room has formations.  Some of the other areas, yet to be developed, have formations.  But, again they are not open to the regular tours.

The tour itself takes about 30 to 45 minutes and they usually have a new one starting about every half hour.  The temperature inside the cave is in the upper 50's, year round, and is a nice escape from the summer heat.   

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Mt. Rushmore.

Ceiling of main room in Rushmore Cave.

Columns along one of the walls .

Cave ribbons or bacon.

More cave formations.

A shot from a lower point on the path through the cave.

Halectities.

Stalactites.

More of main room formations.

The longest formation in the cave.

Grandson in the "Wedding Chapel" in the cave .

More cave bacon, note the stripes running the length.

Some nice stalactites hanging from the ceiling.

Another view of the halectites.