Here are our top pictures from two days in the Mount Rushmore area. We visited the monument in the morning and again for the evening lighting ceremony. We also took the Can-Am on two scenic routes that border the area. The Needles Highway (named for the spires of rock) and Iron Mountain Road are the “twistiest” roads we have ever been on, and two of the most scenic. There are about a half dozen one way tunnels carved in the rock that are exhilarating to drive through.
The classic view of Mount Rushmore 
Washington through a crevice in the rock 
Avenue of Flags and Monument at night 
Ellen and the Presidents 
Veterans retire the flag — moving ceremony 
Iron Mountain Tunnel with Rushmore in the distance 
Buffalo going our way in Custer State Park 
Riding the Needles Highway 
The Eye of the Needle, a famous rock formation along Needles Highway 
Cathedral Spires — majestic!
Thanks for the update! Mt. Rushmore is one of my personal favorites. So glad you went to the lighting ceremony in the evening!!
Good to read about your travels and know that you are enjoying the journey.
Blessings,
Faye