Sculpted Rocks

By S Streett

PENNSYLVANIA-Black skies and tornado warnings greeted the Streett family on this seminal visit to Penn State. We inaugurated the newest and pending members of the family to a few traditions and noted where Captain Mason, Joe Paterno and S lived. Increased kicking from Tuesday indicated partiality to this esteemed university or his/her cheering for unlimited sides at The Tavern.

To summarize the rest of the road trip: Cracker Barrel Restaurants and these photos

S finally got to see Devils Tower and once in VA we watched 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'.

After the Devil's Tower detour we still made it to Mt. Rushmore before dark. The timing turned out to be perfect they stopped charging for admission, we had enough day light to tour the grounds and didn't have to wait long to watch the nightly illumination. 

A morning visit to check out the progress on the Crazy Horse Memorial. Still a long way to go but the size and significance kind of dwarf Mt. Rushmore. I never understood why four random Presidents got carved into a remote mountain range.

The Badlands sculpted by water more recently than I realized. Although I wanted dinosaur fossils (incorrect), the extinct mammals and a quick visit to the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site made this side trip educational.