The Backside of Mt. Rushmore

Aha! If you saw this headline in your RSS feed, you probably thought it would be this classic image. According to the reddit thread, this is the view of Mt. Rushmore you get if you don't want to pay for parking. Washington is keeping an eye on everything. If you've ever scoped out Mt. Rushmore on Google Image Search, you'll notice that Washington may be looking in a number of directions depending on your point of view. That's because his countenance is carved from the part of the cliff that juts out the furthest. Link

Continue reading for bonus silliness from Mount Rushmore.

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Well if you have any questions I'm actually a cross country tour guide. The Black Hills area is definitely beautiful. You'll also be only a couple hours from Devils Tower National Monument which is one of my absolute most favorite places. This is definitely one of the best ways to wake up. http://instagram.com/p/O_mTmAEgSx/
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That's more of the side side than the backside if you're going off the traditional viewing angle. The backside would actually resemble what Mount Rushmore looked like before the carving or the canyon that contains the Hall of Records.

There's also an awesome view from Mount Coolidge Fire Tower in Custer State Park, though easiest with binoculars, of Mount Rushmore, Crazy horse, the Needles and the Badlands.
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