Going to Rushmore… 2020
I look up and grab the steering wheel, pushing through the ordeal that has suddenly come to all of us this year, and the days we have been silently protecting. I started my new solo trip to South Dakota, which I had never been to so far. If you make good use of the long time of about 16 hours, you need to choose a road and a city that is not too far and not boring. This year, due to the contagion brought about by Corona, we had to have had a lot of trials and tribulations, but it is sure to awaken more things in our daily life. If you’ve been leaning on the air of a narrow house with stuffiness, now let’s take a deep breath in the wide wilderness.
From Dallas, on the 35th N. HWY, passing Oklahoma and arriving in Kansas, we saw rustic farms, corn, wheat, and sugarcane with bowed beards swaying along with the white windmill’s wings, reaching the threshold of autumn. Green leaves, white wings, and a grazing farm.. The strange juice of a calf hidden in the mother’s belly was also beautiful like a picture of a happy picture in harmony with the setting sun.
Kansas is famous for its farmhouses, strong western cowboy culture and rich Native American history, and it is a city that has contributed greatly to pioneering America. The Wichita Kansas “Kansas Aviation Museum” museum, established in 1940, was a stopover for supplies during World War II, and had a runway that could take off/land every 90 seconds, so it once enjoyed the glory of the air force. It is also a place This museum is famous as a place visited by many tourists because it exhibits records of the control tower and aircraft in the history of that time. Kansas-style BBQ provided by the farmhouse to relieve the fatigue of a long day is a Kansas food. The taste of smoked beef smeared with tomatoes and molasses on a log is unparalleled, and I relieved the fatigue of the day with draft beer made in Kansas.
To avoid the long driving time, we decided to stay on Grand Island and the next day we drove to Rushmore Rapid City, where the statue of the great president was born. Bustling with about 3 million tourists from all over the world every year, this place was quiet due to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020.
The majestic dignity of the four-minute hero who stood tall under the clear blue sky was revealed. The Four Minute President’s Choice, engraved over 14 years by sculptor Gutzon Borglum, was engraved in his contribution to inform future generations of the president who contributed to the United States.
George Washington – Father of democracy and the first president who made the United States independent from Britain
Thomas Jefferson – The 3rd President of the United States, who wrote the Declaration of Independence and stood as a representative contributing to the greatness of increasing economic growth and territorial expansion.
3. Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, rapidly developed economic growth in the 20th century, demonstrated outstanding leadership, and negotiated the construction of the Panama Canal connecting the East and West. stood up
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, as the leader of the Union Army during the American Civil War, stood up to contribute to the hero of the achievement of abolition of slavery and insisting on equality for all.
Rushmore National Monument, which commemorates a moment in American history, the result of many years of perseverance and perseverance, started in 1923 at the suggestion of Doane Robinson, South Dakota, and has been around for 14 years with the efforts of investors, donations, sculptor Gertten Boglum, and more than 400 workers. The granite of the small mountain of Black Hills was selected and the design was constructed by blasting it with dynamite, and it was sculpted one by one. Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln were sculpted in turn. Although the sculptor Gertzun Boglum died in 1941 without being able to finish it, his son Linton Boglum completed the final stage, and he was able to see the figure of the current dignified history as a sculpture. Although it does not have a long history, I think the fruits of the hard work of these heroes are not the richness we can enjoy now.
The Black Hills National Forest covers 13,000 acres, including South Dakota in western South Dakota and the Black Hills in the northeast, with 30 campgrounds and 26 picnic areas, 353 miles of trekking trails and 1,300 miles of lush forest and hills. ,As it consists of a lake and mountains, it is a multi-purpose park for hiking, hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, and wildlife observation as a vacation spot for tourists. Also, hot spring city is less than 30 minutes drive from the city of Black Hills. The classic century-style red oak building and the warm mineral spring water flowing from the Fall River Canyon can give you a natural spa, of course we think. It is not hot spring water, but warm spring water. If you go along the Saham Gorge, you can see the hot springs flowing down.
In this difficult time due to the Corona crisis, I think we have to overcome a long time. Rather than putting weight on your shoulders during a difficult time, if you choose a hotel that wears a mask, observes the sidewalk and quarantines, you can avoid the contagion and enjoy a summer vacation. Can you taste the real taste? If I can’t sit still, I want to get up and walk away. Nature is passing by with the wind, so I want to stand there and face the wind.
