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Monday, July 23, 2012
We took a long trip (10 days) this summer to Nauvoo to see the pageant and visit all the LDS historical sites. We had a lot of fun and stopped to some places we enjoyed seeing. Hope you enjoy reading all my posts on our summer trip. All posts have a lot of pictures......
Day 1 - We drove from home to Rawlins, Wyoming. We spent about 5 hours driving.
Day 2- Went to see Martin's Cove in Wyoming, Wind Cave National Park and Mount Rushmore National Memorial. We stayed at Rapid City for the night.
The boys are set to go but they wanted to take pictures first.. Funny boys...
Our plan was to go Wind Cave National Park and Mount Rushmore National Monument. But on our way we saw the sign for Mormon Handcart Historic Site so we stopped and visited the site. I'm glad we did, the boys were interested to learn about the pioneers and they had a great time viewing the exhibits and pulling the hand cart.
Experience a handcart trek much like the one pioneers endured over 150
years ago. Visit the Mormon Handcart Visitors' Center at Martin's Cove
and view exhibits recording the tragic circumstances of two handcart
companies. Leaving late in the summer, they experienced bad weather,
exposure, and death (for many) in order to unite with the main body of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Salt Lake Valley.
Russ's thoughts for our visit at Martin's Cove.
"Have you ever had your feelings catch you by surprise? We stopped this morning at Martin's Cove in Wyoming on our way to Mt Rushmore. As i watched my little ones pull the little kid-size hand cart I was overcome by the spirit of this place. There is a presence there that I have felt in few places and as we had not known this was on our route for the day, I was unprepared for the powerful spiritual experience that this sacred ground evokes. Still, i am thankful that we happened upon it and will cherish these memories."
Hidden beneath the rolling prairie of the southern Black Hills is one of the world’s longest caves
Swaying prairie grasses, forested hillsides, and an array of
wildlife such as bison, elk, and prairie dogs welcome visitors to our
country’s seventh-oldest national park and one of its few remaining
intact prairies. Secreted beneath is one of the world’s longest caves,
Wind Cave. Named for barometric winds at its entrance, this complex
labyrinth of passages contains a unique formation – boxwork.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States Presidents (in order from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2) and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.
