The creation of Mount Rushmore is a story of struggle — and to some, desecration. The Black Hills are sacred to the Lakota Sioux, the original occupants of the area when white settlers arrived.

But if you were building a Mount Rushmore of Globetrotters ... It didn’t matter if you were Black, White or whatever — laughing and enjoying our games made those barriers disappear.” ...

In 1927, when President Coolidge announced that he wanted a summer away from bugs, crowds, a scheduled White House renovation ... president to dedicate the Mount Rushmore site.

If you are up for a longer hike, there is a trail head across from the Mount Rushmore parking lot. The Blackberry Trail is a ...