I have to admit that I thought that Mount Rushmore was a lot bigger than this. Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint must be tiny. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum (Gutzon??) and his son Lincoln removed at least 10 cubic feet of granite (using M-80s and nail files) to create this portrait of George Washington, Conan O'Brien, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
"Busch Gardens": the name evokes a lot of memories, but not of the park that is pictured below. My memories are for the Van Nuys park (long gone); this photo shows the Florida Busch Gardens. I believe that Florida is somewhere in Canada. Man, that is one funny looking mule those kids are riding. Maybe it was pregnant. In the background runs the Monorail, an uncool hanging variety that I encourage all of you to point at and laugh.
By the time I made it to Busch Gardens in Tampa, the monorail had already been removed, darn it....but they still had their "Skyway"!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great trip for the whole family. I miss traveling and going places. I just hope I can do it before the year ends. There is so much to explore but there are so many things to do right now at home and at the office.
ReplyDeleteMount Rushmore isn't small, that lady is HUGE!!!
ReplyDeleteOH Gack...Major, I clicked on your Nelson link.
ReplyDeleteI want eyebleach. What has been seen cannot be unseen!
You evil rascal you.
JG
PS Great post. I know Canadians who are glad that Florida is NOT in Canada.
JG
JG - - LOL! Just admit that you used to have long blonde hair just like your heros!
ReplyDeleteI believe the Mount Rushmore miniature is at Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota. Pretty sure I have a photo of a gigantic 4-year-old standing in front of it.
ReplyDeleteChuck, thank you for the tip, I'll see if I can find anything out about it!
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