The Saltire Flys over South Dakota - Mt Rushmore

**Spartan** · 5th June 09, 06:07 AM

Ships Log June 3, 2009: The wee ship was airlifted early in the morning to Rapid City, South Dakota on an MD-80. Arrived in rainy, chilly weather.

Ship's Log June 4, 2009: Today made a flight over the Black Hills to visit Mount Rushmore National Monument.

Before departing Rapid City, a visit to the Firehouse Brewery for lunch.

Greeting our son and daughter-in-law

Inside the Firehouse
http://spartan64.smugmug.com/photos/...53_V8Ypu-L.jpg

Then on to Mount Rushmore National Monument

**McMurdo** · 5th June 09, 06:14 AM

Wonderful photos good to see the wee airship flying off to national landmarks like that.

**Riverkilt** · 5th June 09, 06:22 AM

Great to see its still flying....thought the efforts had died off.

And it appears the Park Service got that big read tear off Lincoln's cheek that was added in the movie "Skins."

Ron

**Panache** · 5th June 09, 06:26 AM

Fantastic!

Frank I hope you will add that last photo to the "Flight of the Saltire" thread

Cheers

Jamie

**Spartan** · 5th June 09, 06:29 AM

Mom, Dad and Son (the answer to the question: 6'7")

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Theodore Roosevelt

Abraham Lincoln

**Cynthia** · 5th June 09, 06:32 AM

Wow! GREAT photos!

**mwhities** · 5th June 09, 06:38 AM

Ahh man... It's making me miss my birth state even more. I've been treating to use my airline vouchers to fly myself, my wife and my son up there and visit my father. We'd definitely have to stop by Mt. Rushmore as my wife and son has never seen it.

Thanks for bringing back the great memories.

Michael

**English Bloke** · 5th June 09, 06:51 AM

Glad to see the little-ship is up and about again.

Fantastic pictures. Mt Rushmore is an amazing piece of artwork. Love the Saffron you're wearing too and as a slight aside, I do like the brickwork in the fire dept bldg.

Great post, thanks.