Excellent Video. I truly love the research that you've done. I visited in August of 2022. It was one of the most epic things I've seen. A real national treasure.
Hi Jeff and Sarah. I'm a Canadian from British Columbia and in 1979 my dad had a visa to work in Dickinson North Dakota. The summer of 1980 (I was 9 years old) we went on a tour of South Dakota and went to Deadwood and Mount Rushmore. My dad sadly past away shortly after this and we moved back to Canada, but I will never forget that trip we had. It is a memory that I cherish to this day. Love your channel and the great videos you make.
We have been there 3 times. Each time we noticed more detail and learned more about the location. We did the helicopter tour also. Highly recommend that. Keystone itself is an interesting town. Had a Prime Rib Sandwich there that is to die for. That whole area is worth a week stay. We were there each time in September. Hardly any crowds and the room rates were a reasonable price for off season.
I have been to Mt. Rushmore at least twice. Both times were special as they were both first time trips. The first when I was young in the 1980's and seeing it for the first time and then the second in 2011 for my husband and daughter to see it for the first time. So much has changed and I never knew about the extra things to see. We mainly saw the monument, visited the needles mountains and toured Jewel Cave as I was unaware of how many more vantages and learning opportunities were available. Thanks for letting us see your experience. It looks like it was a good trip!
Wonderful video! Mount Rushmore is absolutely worth a visit. You can’t actually see the mountain face when you park; you have to walk up to the observation area to see it and when I first arrived I was alongside a mother and her daughter. And the The girl commented “oh I thought it would be bigger than that“ The mothers response “ honey, everything in life is going to be like that“. 😂😅😊
Usually go every other year except when I was In the caribbean...going during the 4th takes some doing to get tickets but it is really a patriotic experience... As the Blue Angles fly over...quite a show Jeff and Sarah if you can ever get tickets for the 4th, do it!....do not miss crazy horse!...the helo ride is the icing on the cake....I had a buddy who used to fly those hops...
I’ve been there several times, the last time was in 2018. Also, the first time I went up in the air was in a helicopter much like the one you show here when I was 5 years old and I was hooked! Started my flight training at the NAS Lemoore AERO Club in 1975. Another awesome video! Thanks Jeff and Sarah!
Awesome video as always and with scenery like that one can hardly go wrong!!! I've been there 4 times in my life. I certainly hope you had a chance to go over to Crazy Horse Mt. as well, fabulous history and beautiful museum. Am very interested in native American culture. Every trip was more special than the last. Never met nicer people than in Custer. ( I hope thats what heaven is 👍 like.) Sure hope you two had as great a time as l did. Many more adventures. Love ❤️ your videos. God bless USA 🇺🇸 AND SAFE TRAVELS TO YOU BOTH 🙏!!!
The first time I went was in 1977. I've been there at least 2 other times. It's really changed over the years! I really like the visitors centers, gift shop and the restaurant! Mt. Rushmore is something else! And the ceremony they had at night where they lit it up was incredible! Thanks for sharing! 👍
"Monumental" video! Although my folks are from the Dakotas, I've never visited Mount Rushmore. Thank you for all the information and your research. Great job!
Hi Jeff and Sarah, A few years back I visited Mount Rushmore at about 0700 before anyone else was there. It was cold, almost freezing! I did the stairs hike around the base with no one else around. It was fabulous. I have tried to explain how it was to many friends and family over the years and failed to have them understand. This video is the best I have seen, really gives a feel for what it is like. Thank You! After I left M R I went through Custer state Park. Animals are so used to people if you stop your car, they come right up to it. Sarah would have loved it!
I lost count of how much I learned in this episode! My family took a road trip from Milwaukee to Mt Rushmore in the mid 80s when I was about 10 years old. I can't wait to take my kids there someday, too! Thanks for this fascinating episode!
Years ago, on a long road trip from San Diego to Minneapolis, we stopped by Mount Rushmore. I was 13 years old at the time - the year was 2010. I vividly recall visiting Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills, Wall Drug, the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center, and more. It just so happened we visited right in the middle of Sturgis. As we traversed South Dakota we were surrounded by thousands upon thousands of motorcycles all around us. It was quite the experience visiting Mount Rushmore and seeing the mountain for this first time, on the windy road approaching the monument. We have a photo of the sedan we drove, parked in the Mount Rushmore parking lot, surrounded by hundreds of motorcycles - it was hilarious. It was a fun and memorable trip. Your recent series of videos in South Dakota bring back many wonderful memories. I plan to take my wife there, we are newly married and are big fans of your channel. Both of us are big history buffs and road trips are a favorite thing we love to do.
To your question, we have Not been to this place ( yet ). I have seen many photos and videos but non have given me the feeling of what it must be like here. Your channel has always made to extra effort to give your viewers a fuller exsperiance. Thank you for enduring the extra work and pushing the limits of the heat of the day and the extra workouts at elevations to get the best shots. The sky view you took was a total bonus. 👍👀
Thank you! When I was a kid I always thought that the mountain faces looked west. Upon visiting I realized they are facing southeasterly. Sometimes my mental picture and reality collide when I visit places. I truly appreciate and enjoyed your comment!
Jeff & Sarah, my favorite Sunday TH-cam channel watch. You two really go to exciting new places and I'm glad I/we can tag along with you. That helicopter fly over footage was incredible. But even better I suppose if I were in that helicopter myself. Thanks for the great TH-cam content. I'll be back next Sunday 👀😊.
That was Spectacular! The best yet to date! Especially the Copter Views of the Area and Mount Rushmore from different angles! Thoroughly enjoyed the History of it All! Thanks so much for bringing us along with you and Sarah! Brava! 👏🏻🙌🏻👍🏻
My wife and I visited first in 1985 and in 1994 and would go again in a heartbeat. My wife enjoyed sitting atop the amphitheater listening to Patriotic musics during 4th of July weekend......gave her chills!!!
In 2001 I got to see the Fourth of July fireworks there and it was very impressive as you well know. We had to wait all afternoon to save our seats though and it was hot!
Thank you Jeff! I've wanted to go to Mount Rushmore for a long time. You and your wife are the perfect hosts, I really mean that! She's a real trouper.
WOW !! Always wanted to visit Mt. Rushmore. What an even better way to experience it !! Great video Jeff and Sarah ! Thanks for taking us along. What a beautiful day for a helecopter ride !
You should give this video to the History Channel, at 21 minutes that would fit right in for a half hour show, and in return they could promote the channel. Very well done.
Love it every time I go! I wish every American could make the trip to see it. Sadly, when we went the locals said tourism was way down because of the cost of gas and everything else. It's sad what's happening to our U.S. economy! Hopefully that will change soon!
You asked, Jeff...I'm an old man, now,...as a kid, I was with Mom & Dad on vacation ("out West"...from Chicago area)... Very early 60's, as I recall. Only viewpoint for visitors was ONE roadside pulloff "viewing area" for Mt. Rushmore, and it was small...only a few cars could squeeze in at a time. We heard they had expanded parking/viewing, years later...long after we had visited. My best to you & Sarah...for all you two do...for all of us watching. Thanks so much for sharing. It's good to see all the improvements they've made at Rushmore. (I STILL want to go back and visit the "hidden room" behind the presidents' busts...back then, it was possible...if you made prior arrangements --- we didn't, because we didn't even know of it's existence.... See everyone on the NEXT Jeff & Sarah vid. ---Doug, in Florida...
I have been to Mt Rushmore in the past 20 years 9 times. i lived in So Dakota at Ellsworth AFB from 67 to 71. I now live in Boston. I want to thank you for the wonderful Videos you produce and especially this one. Mt Rushmore is my favorite destination. The Black Hills are the very best in Family travel. thank you.
I have visited Mount Rushmore at three times in my life. First time as a child, second it's a teenager and third to share with my children. I think it's time to explore taking the grandchildren there. Thanks for a great video. It is certainly breathtakingly beautiful!
Just wonderful. Thoroughly enjoy Mount Rushmore as you both have presented it. South Dakota has deep spiritual & patriotic significance. One day I'll get in flight on a helicopter, lucky adventurers!
Fantastic coverage of Mt Rushmore. Been there twice…once in 1959 as a child when we were moving from Maryland to California and returned again with my own children in 1989 on a trip to visit family in the Adirondacks in New York. We breezed through, got pictures and moved on. Wish now we had spent more time there. Thanks for covering this special monument!
Thanks Jeff and Sarah for another wonderful episode when I went to country school we had school desks like that we sat in sending all hugs and love may you all be blessed and God be with you all have a great week 😊 ❤️
I've never been but always wanted to, there are documentaries and other videos out there I've watched, but never as up close and personal. I did learn some things I didn't know before, thank you very much. You did it again. Enjoy your life's out there people.
This was a wonderful trip to Mount Rushmore!! I love that area. I have always loved Mount Rushmore ❤ All the fascinating information was a bonus !! The helicopter trip was awesome 🥰🥰 We always look forward to History Hunters videos. Thankyou Jeff and Sarah 💞
Thanks Jeff and Sarah for showing us this monument. I last saw it in 1970. I would see it again maybe after I get a new left knee. I have to be able to walk better than I do now. I had a quart can of Minnesota Linseed Oil just like that one in the case when I was a kid. When aged it was a wonderful oil. That helicopter ride is a different view of the monument. At the end of the ride I started to get some motion sickness. It was very real to me looking through your camera. I like Mount Rushmore alot more now that you have been to Crazy Horse to compare the two. The sculpture work on the Crazy Horse monument looks more crude than the work on Mount Rushmore. I could see that the Mount Rushmore presidents have much smoother facial features. Crazy Horse looks more and more like a monstrosity but hey the kids came third. I would love to be able to go up on the Crazy Horse sculpture and show the world what kind of work a third place human being can do. I would probably make the statue end up looking like Rodney Dangerfield.
Great job as usual and an excellent video. I haven't been there in over 26 years and would love to visit the Black Hills area again. I remember seeing it for the 1st time in 1981 with my parents on a rare family vacation and enjoying it.
Very enjoyable episode. I was first at Mt Rushmore in 1980. It was very different than when I took my children in 2017. I must say you and Sarah have testicular fortitude I lack for getting in a helicopter.
I was at Mt. Rushmore in 1975 as a 9 year old. I would love to go there again sometime. I know I would appreciate it more. Thank you for the great video.
My wife & I visited about a month prior to your visit. We REALLY wish we had this video prior to our visit, although one of our favorite trips, we would have had a MUCH BETTER appreciation for what we were seeing! THANK YOU for this WELL DONE video!!
My wife Bevie and I visited Mt. Rushmore on our way back to Manteca from Iowa in 2015. No photo can do justice to seeing it in person. During that stop we met 2 Iraq vets who rode there on their motorcycles from Mich. They took our picture for us and we took theirs. Ironically, we saw both of them in a video of a White House lawn party that W. held for vets that same year. They were still wearing their cycle gear. Small world. Love the videos from you and Sarah.
As a child (in the 80’s) we went almost every year to Rushmore and Yellowstone and then down to Colorado Springs and over to dodge city to see family before coming home to Leavenworth Kansas. The older my sister and I got, the less we wanted to join in on those long car rides with mom and dad. But I do remember these vacations so well.
Amazing still. I've been there three times. We spread my Mom's ashes at Devils Tower the first time I went. First helicopter ride was when I was life-flighted to Omaha a few months ago. I am always eager and fulfilled watching your videos Jeff and Sarah!!! Thank You for all you do.
Hi Sarah and Jeff absolutely awesome view of Mount Rushmore wow I envy you that looks so nice to take that flight over the rocks like that had a eerie quiet calmness to it. Awesome awesome video you did I'm glad you got to see it maybe someday I will too very beautiful thanks for taking me along for that awesome tour of Mount Rushmore tear in my eye because of the Americans who put those rocks up like that and carved the face is into The rocks they are no longer with us men who worked really hard for 14 years to give us something to look back on thank you very much God bless. ❤️
Loved the video Jeff and Sarah. The history behind the making of Mount Rushmore was amazing for its time and the helicopter ride must of left you breathless. Very nice to watch Thankyou for sharing it
I've been 3 times, first in the late 50s, my snapshot memory is of a parking lot with viewing telescopes! Second time in the 60's, not much to remember except the thrill of looking out the window & being thrilled to see the monument as we drove around from the back. 3rd time was in 2015, when I took my 2 Grandson's to North Dakota, & I made a side trip to show them Mount Rushmore. Again, as the driver this time, waiting, waiting, finally rounding the corner & there they were! Wow, the changes to the park were unexpected. Mostly thrilled, and partly annoyed! We had limited time to spare, so made a quick tour of the museum, (the bathrooms!), the gift shop, before continueing north. I'm thankful you both splurged on the helicopter tour. That was special. I've done the helicopter up to the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. We had headphones to listen, but no mics so couldn't ask any questions.
My parents went out west and to Mt. Rushmore on their honeymoon in 1952. The rock formations and views are so beautiful! Loved the views from the helicopter. I live through you and Sarah on these wonderful trips! I think I would need a bottle of that presidential wine to go on a gondola up to the Mt. Rushmore faces. 😁 Jeff and Sarah have a Happy Halloween! 🎃
Thank you for this informative vlog. Your trips take me places that I am sure I will never visit myself but I now have been because of your vlogs. Thank you again
Love your videos. Yes visited Mt Rushmore when I was 13. After we left there we went to Corn Palace and Walls drug. I am 50 now and really wish to return. Thanks for the great videos and history. Stay healthy stay safe
Fantastic!! This had to be one of your best shows to date. I especially liked the way you showed the video of the helicopter taking off at the beginning of your flight. I don't know how much that flight cost but I would say it is worth every dime you paid. This Monument has always been one of the finest that is found here in our Country. One has to admit that all of the people that are responsible for the creation of this beautiful Monument did a wonderful job. Thanks so much for doing this show because both you and Sarah did a great job! Take care....
Thanks, David! Since we had never been on a helicopter ride we wanted to go for it. It cost about $250 for both of us to go up but yeah I felt it could have been a lot more for a 10-minute flight around an American landmark! It sounds like you haven't been to visit Rushmore yet.
@@jbenziggy The closest I have been is Fargo N.D, Albert Lea MN, and Omaha Nebraska. But no South Dakota. But, that is why we have you and Sarah, cause you 2 show us all over the area west of the Mississippi River!! (LOL)
We go to Mt Rushmore everytime friends or family visit that haven't already seen it. I used to take juvenile correctional youth, on good behavior, to tour both Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monuments over a 4.5 year period. Surprisingly I've never tired of doing the occasional recurring tour with bonus locations not known to the typical tourist. 😊
I was there many, many years ago on a family vacation because my dad was raised in Hot Springs, SD. Of course, my visit was in the early 50's so the complex area was completely different. So thank you for another fantastic video and the trip down memory lane. Thank you, too, Jeff for always putting out first rate vlogs that I always look forward to seeing what/where you'll be next.
Thank you so much for a very good show on Mt Rushmore. That is the best. I have never been there and do really appreciate the way you showed it. Thank you for the history.
That was incredible 😊. I have never been to Mt Rushmore or on a helicopter ride so I wanted to thank you and Sarah for sharing your beautiful experience. I love your videos ❤
Great episode, Jeff. You and Sarah n a helicopter... two brave people! I was there the summer of 1994. As a matter of fact, as I write this there's a huge chunk of beautiful rose quartz staring at me across the room right now that I picked up at a roadside stop near Keystone on that very trip. A lot seems to have changed, as you pointed out. I would go back again, but probably not as the main attraction. It would have to be "on the way," so to speak. Looking forward to your and Sarah's next adventure!
Wow, best episode yet in my humble opinion! I’ve never been to, but now I’ve got to go. Met many people who have gone to Mount Rushmore. Always love to hear the stories. Your story is one of the best.
My brother and I visited Mt. Rushmore a little over a week ago. My previous visit was some decades ago and I was impressed by the development of the grounds. Truly amazing. We visited the theater and museum and both were awesome and we learned a lot about the actual construction. Very interesting. I want to go back again and explore SW So. Dakota and the Badlands. Lots of history to take in. Great video. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I was there in the late 1960s on a family trip. Looks like there have been a lot of changes since then. It would be nice to go back and see it again with the next generation of family.
My family visited Mt. Rushmore in 1970-71 on our way to North Dakota to spend a week on my moms sisters farm. My mom was from North Dakota and her parents came here from Norway. Thank you for the video I didn’t know all the history on the carving!!
My family went there first time in summer of 1961 when I was 5 years old. I remember it fondly as my dad died February of 1962. It sure didn't look like it does today. Those evergreens were not that tall. Also went there with just my mother in 1976 and with my sister and brother and my sisters then boyfriend in 1979. Haven't been there since but would love to see it with all those changes. And maybe that helicopter ride too. Thanks for the memories.
July 1986 My parents decided to drive to Expo 86 Vancouver BC all the way from Delaware with my brother and I who, to this day, fight like Lisa and Bart Simpson. One stop among many was Mount Rushmore. 😀 Thanks for sharing
I remember my first time in a Helicopter I was 12. My Dad wanted to see the White Mountains in NH from the sky. Lol. I remember vividly my mom with her Rosary beads and holy water. 😃 Thankfully at 12 I had no fears. Since then I have loved flying Great video as always. Glad you took us along on your trip ❤️
Jeff and Sarah, thanks again for another great history lesson. Our family visited Mt. Rushmore on August 21st this year. It was just one stop among many. We also visited Arches National Park, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, and Bryce Canyon, about 4,000 miles in all. Love the show!
@@jbenziggy We love Yosemite too! We were there last October. I’ve lived in the central Valley of California, the Sacramento area and I’m now in the southern San Joaquin valley. I really enjoy all of your California history lessons and now even many other areas beyond.
Seeing this video reminds me That's another place I got to take my family one of these days. The amount of hours put in to making that it's amazing. Brilliant video. Thanks so much Jeff and Sarah.
I loved this video. I've always wanted to visit Mt. Rushmore ever since I first saw it featured on one of my favorite Hitchcock thrillers, North by Northwest. I was born a year after this movie's theatrical release, but I enjoyed the movie a few years later when MGM first released it for television distribution sometime during the 1960s. I was just a kid then. Now I'm 62. The majesty of Mt. Rushmore as captured by the movie (and by your video!) has always inspired me and still beckons me to go see this monument to our nation’s heritage someday. I've driven somewhat close to Mt. Rushmore many times during my semi-truck travels on I-90 through Rapid City, but my trucking job has never given me enough time to see this amazing national monument in person. Maybe after I retire in a few years from now I can finally walk in your footsteps and enjoy Mt. Rushmore firsthand as you have done in your video. I can only imagine how special it was for both of you to visit. Thanks for posting this journey. -from Thomas Lincoln Pilling
I live in Sioux Falls, SD. The last time I went to Mt. Rushmore was a year and a half ago when I took my parents to see it for their first time. It was an awesome experience to spend it with them and my wife
Loved your video. Last time I was there was 1987. I drove my kids there. I have been mostly flying since then so I miss places like this now. Thank you.☮️💖🎶
Excellent Video. I truly love the research that you've done. I visited in August of 2022. It was one of the most epic things I've seen. A real national treasure.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks, KT!
Been to Mt. Rushmore many times. The last time was 2018. It was amazing to see in person every time.
Hi Jeff and Sarah. I'm a Canadian from British Columbia and in 1979 my dad had a visa to work in Dickinson North Dakota. The summer of 1980 (I was 9 years old) we went on a tour of South Dakota and went to Deadwood and Mount Rushmore. My dad sadly past away shortly after this and we moved back to Canada, but I will never forget that trip we had. It is a memory that I cherish to this day. Love your channel and the great videos you make.
Well worth the trip
We have been there 3 times. Each time we noticed more detail and learned more about the location.
We did the helicopter tour also. Highly recommend that.
Keystone itself is an interesting town. Had a Prime Rib Sandwich there that is to die for.
That whole area is worth a week stay. We were there each time in September. Hardly any crowds and the room rates were a reasonable price for off season.
That's a beautiful place. The helicopter ride would be terrifying to me though.
The last time I was there was in 1966. A lot more trees today and people. Plus, more exhibits today than back in the day.
I have been to Mt. Rushmore at least twice. Both times were special as they were both first time trips. The first when I was young in the 1980's and seeing it for the first time and then the second in 2011 for my husband and daughter to see it for the first time. So much has changed and I never knew about the extra things to see. We mainly saw the monument, visited the needles mountains and toured Jewel Cave as I was unaware of how many more vantages and learning opportunities were available. Thanks for letting us see your experience. It looks like it was a good trip!
Wonderful video! Mount Rushmore is absolutely worth a visit. You can’t actually see the mountain face when you park; you have to walk up to the observation area to see it and when I first arrived I was alongside a mother and her daughter. And the The girl commented “oh I thought it would be bigger than that“ The mothers response “ honey, everything in life is going to be like that“. 😂😅😊
That was my late fathers reaction when he visited The Statue of Liberty, we all laughed so much when he returned home to Ireland and told us that :)
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I'm laughing my head off at that one. I would like to have told the girl, yes bigger is better! ☹️
Usually go every other year except when I was In the caribbean...going during the 4th takes some doing to get tickets but it is really a patriotic experience...
As the Blue Angles fly over...quite a show Jeff and Sarah if you can ever get tickets for the 4th, do it!....do not miss crazy horse!...the helo ride is the icing on the cake....I had a buddy who used to fly those hops...
Visiting Mt Rushmore was way way more spectacular that I anticipated.
I had the opposite feeling. I don't know why, but I was underwhelmed.
Love rushmore been awhile !!!!!!!
I’ve been there several times, the last time was in 2018. Also, the first time I went up in the air was in a helicopter much like the one you show here when I was 5 years old and I was hooked! Started my flight training at the NAS Lemoore AERO Club in 1975. Another awesome video! Thanks Jeff and Sarah!
Awesome video as always and with scenery like that one can hardly go wrong!!! I've been there 4 times in my life. I certainly hope you had a chance to go over to Crazy Horse Mt. as well, fabulous history and beautiful museum. Am very interested in native American culture. Every trip was more special than the last. Never met nicer people than in Custer. ( I hope thats what heaven is 👍 like.) Sure hope you two had as great a time as l did. Many more adventures. Love ❤️ your videos. God bless USA 🇺🇸 AND SAFE TRAVELS TO YOU BOTH 🙏!!!
Great video that place is on my bucket list hope to get there soon and that helicopter ride was cool very cool thank you😎👍
You’ll enjoy it!
The first time I went was in 1977. I've been there at least 2 other times. It's really changed over the years! I really like the visitors centers, gift shop and the restaurant! Mt. Rushmore is something else! And the ceremony they had at night where they lit it up was incredible! Thanks for sharing! 👍
Thank you very cool never been there but someday planning on it
Hello Jeff & Sarah, Thanks for sharing the history and story of Mount Rushmore what a great video. Have a wonderful Happy 🌞 Sunday!
"Monumental" video! Although my folks are from the Dakotas, I've never visited Mount Rushmore. Thank you for all the information and your research. Great job!
Hi Jeff and Sarah, A few years back I visited Mount Rushmore at about 0700 before anyone else was there. It was cold, almost freezing! I did the stairs hike around the base with no one else around. It was fabulous. I have tried to explain how it was to many friends and family over the years and failed to have them understand. This video is the best I have seen, really gives a feel for what it is like. Thank You! After I left M R I went through Custer state Park. Animals are so used to people if you stop your car, they come right up to it. Sarah would have loved it!
Jeff has some of the best produced content around👌🇺🇸
I lost count of how much I learned in this episode! My family took a road trip from Milwaukee to Mt Rushmore in the mid 80s when I was about 10 years old. I can't wait to take my kids there someday, too! Thanks for this fascinating episode!
Hopefully you can make a family trip there! There is so much to see and do in such a short distance! Thanks, Jim!
Years ago, on a long road trip from San Diego to Minneapolis, we stopped by Mount Rushmore. I was 13 years old at the time - the year was 2010. I vividly recall visiting Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills, Wall Drug, the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center, and more. It just so happened we visited right in the middle of Sturgis. As we traversed South Dakota we were surrounded by thousands upon thousands of motorcycles all around us. It was quite the experience visiting Mount Rushmore and seeing the mountain for this first time, on the windy road approaching the monument. We have a photo of the sedan we drove, parked in the Mount Rushmore parking lot, surrounded by hundreds of motorcycles - it was hilarious. It was a fun and memorable trip. Your recent series of videos in South Dakota bring back many wonderful memories. I plan to take my wife there, we are newly married and are big fans of your channel. Both of us are big history buffs and road trips are a favorite thing we love to do.
Another great video Jeff & Sarah, well done. Loved the helicopter 🚁 ride.
To your question, we have Not been to this place ( yet ). I have seen many photos and videos but non have given me the feeling of what it must be like here. Your channel has always made to extra effort to give your viewers a fuller exsperiance. Thank you for enduring the extra work and pushing the limits of the heat of the day and the extra workouts at elevations to get the best shots. The sky view you took was a total bonus. 👍👀
Thank you! When I was a kid I always thought that the mountain faces looked west. Upon visiting I realized they are facing southeasterly. Sometimes my mental picture and reality collide when I visit places. I truly appreciate and enjoyed your comment!
@@jbenziggy Thank you both for taking us along.
Jeff & Sarah, my favorite Sunday TH-cam channel watch. You two really go to exciting new places and I'm glad I/we can tag along with you. That helicopter fly over footage was incredible. But even better I suppose if I were in that helicopter myself. Thanks for the great TH-cam content. I'll be back next Sunday 👀😊.
That was Spectacular! The best yet to date! Especially the Copter Views of the Area and Mount Rushmore from different angles! Thoroughly enjoyed the History of it All! Thanks so much for bringing us along with you and Sarah! Brava! 👏🏻🙌🏻👍🏻
My wife and I visited first in 1985 and in 1994 and would go again in a heartbeat. My wife enjoyed sitting atop the amphitheater listening to Patriotic musics during 4th of July weekend......gave her chills!!!
In 2001 I got to see the Fourth of July fireworks there and it was very impressive as you well know. We had to wait all afternoon to save our seats though and it was hot!
Thank you Jeff! I've wanted to go to Mount Rushmore for a long time. You and your wife are the perfect hosts, I really mean that! She's a real trouper.
Thanks, Peg! I think I ran her ragged on our vacation though!
For us that have never been there? Thank you! The best i've seen anywhere.
WOW !! Always wanted to visit Mt. Rushmore. What an even better way to experience it !! Great video Jeff and Sarah ! Thanks for taking us along. What a beautiful day for a helecopter ride !
Another great video for my Sunday morning with coffee!
I toured Mt Rushmore in October 2018. When entering, we were greeted with a mountain sheep. The team that worked on Mt Rushmore was very courageous.
You should give this video to the History Channel, at 21 minutes that would fit right in for a half hour show, and in return they could promote the channel. Very well done.
I love Mount Rushmore. Been there back in 1998 and in 2022.
Love it every time I go! I wish every American could make the trip to see it. Sadly, when we went the locals said tourism was way down because of the cost of gas and everything else. It's sad what's happening to our U.S. economy! Hopefully that will change soon!
You asked, Jeff...I'm an old man, now,...as a kid, I was with Mom & Dad on vacation ("out West"...from Chicago area)... Very early 60's, as I recall. Only viewpoint for visitors was ONE roadside pulloff "viewing area" for Mt. Rushmore, and it was small...only a few cars could squeeze in at a time. We heard they had expanded parking/viewing, years later...long after we had visited.
My best to you & Sarah...for all you two do...for all of us watching. Thanks so much for sharing. It's good to see all the improvements they've made at Rushmore. (I STILL want to go back and visit the "hidden room" behind the presidents' busts...back then, it was possible...if you made prior arrangements --- we didn't, because we didn't even know of it's existence.... See everyone on the NEXT Jeff & Sarah vid. ---Doug, in Florida...
I have been to Mt Rushmore in the past 20 years 9 times. i lived in So Dakota at Ellsworth AFB from 67 to 71. I now live in Boston. I want to thank you for the wonderful Videos you produce and especially this one. Mt Rushmore is my favorite destination. The Black Hills are the very best in Family travel. thank you.
Thanks! I definitely love the Black Hills! Such a special place which is always a good place for a vacation!
I have visited Mount Rushmore at three times in my life. First time as a child, second it's a teenager and third to share with my children. I think it's time to explore taking the grandchildren there. Thanks for a great video. It is certainly breathtakingly beautiful!
Just wonderful. Thoroughly enjoy Mount Rushmore as you both have presented it.
South Dakota has deep spiritual & patriotic significance.
One day I'll get in flight on a helicopter,
lucky adventurers!
Fantastic coverage of Mt Rushmore. Been there twice…once in 1959 as a child when we were moving from Maryland to California and returned again with my own children in 1989 on a trip to visit family in the Adirondacks in New York. We breezed through, got pictures and moved on. Wish now we had spent more time there. Thanks for covering this special monument!
Wonderful history. Absolutely spectacular. I enjoy your vacation. Thanks Jeff &Sarah
Thanks Jeff and Sarah for another wonderful episode when I went to country school we had school desks like that we sat in sending all hugs and love may you all be blessed and God be with you all have a great week 😊 ❤️
I've never been but always wanted to, there are documentaries and other videos out there I've watched, but never as up close and personal. I did learn some things I didn't know before, thank you very much. You did it again. Enjoy your life's out there people.
This was a wonderful trip to Mount Rushmore!! I love that area. I have always loved Mount Rushmore ❤ All the fascinating information was a bonus !! The helicopter trip was awesome 🥰🥰 We always look forward to History Hunters videos. Thankyou Jeff and Sarah 💞
Thanks Jeff and Sarah for showing us this monument. I last saw it in 1970. I would see it again maybe after I get a new left knee. I have to be able to walk better than I do now. I had a quart can of Minnesota Linseed Oil just like that one in the case when I was a kid. When aged it was a wonderful oil. That helicopter ride is a different view of the monument. At the end of the ride I started to get some motion sickness. It was very real to me looking through your camera. I like Mount Rushmore alot more now that you have been to Crazy Horse to compare the two. The sculpture work on the Crazy Horse monument looks more crude than the work on Mount Rushmore. I could see that the Mount Rushmore presidents have much smoother facial features. Crazy Horse looks more and more like a monstrosity but hey the kids came third. I would love to be able to go up on the Crazy Horse sculpture and show the world what kind of work a third place human being can do. I would probably make the statue end up looking like Rodney Dangerfield.
Great job as usual and an excellent video. I haven't been there in over 26 years and would love to visit the Black Hills area again. I remember seeing it for the 1st time in 1981 with my parents on a rare family vacation and enjoying it.
Very enjoyable episode. I was first at Mt Rushmore in 1980. It was very different than when I took my children in 2017. I must say you and Sarah have testicular fortitude I lack for getting in a helicopter.
I was at Mt. Rushmore in 1975 as a 9 year old. I would love to go there again sometime. I know I would appreciate it more. Thank you for the great video.
My wife & I visited about a month prior to your visit. We REALLY wish we had this video prior to our visit, although one of our favorite trips, we would have had a MUCH BETTER appreciation for what we were seeing! THANK YOU for this WELL DONE video!!
My wife Bevie and I visited Mt. Rushmore on our way back to Manteca from Iowa in 2015. No photo can do justice to seeing it in person. During that stop we met 2 Iraq vets who rode there on their motorcycles from Mich. They took our picture for us and we took theirs. Ironically, we saw both of them in a video of a White House lawn party that W. held for vets that same year. They were still wearing their cycle gear. Small world. Love the videos from you and Sarah.
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As a child (in the 80’s) we went almost every year to Rushmore and Yellowstone and then down to Colorado Springs and over to dodge city to see family before coming home to Leavenworth Kansas. The older my sister and I got, the less we wanted to join in on those long car rides with mom and dad. But I do remember these vacations so well.
Great place to see and learn its history!
Amazing still. I've been there three times. We spread my Mom's ashes at Devils Tower the first time I went. First helicopter ride was when I was life-flighted to Omaha a few months ago. I am always eager and fulfilled watching your videos Jeff and Sarah!!! Thank You for all you do.
Well that’s not a great circumstance to take a helicopter ride! Glad you ended up being okay!
Hi Sarah and Jeff absolutely awesome view of Mount Rushmore wow I envy you that looks so nice to take that flight over the rocks like that had a eerie quiet calmness to it. Awesome awesome video you did I'm glad you got to see it maybe someday I will too very beautiful thanks for taking me along for that awesome tour of Mount Rushmore tear in my eye because of the Americans who put those rocks up like that and carved the face is into The rocks they are no longer with us men who worked really hard for 14 years to give us something to look back on thank you very much God bless. ❤️
Loved it 1995 I was a park ranger and work at blue bell loge and a fire jumper
Loved the video Jeff and Sarah. The history behind the making of Mount Rushmore was amazing for its time and the helicopter ride must of left you breathless. Very nice to watch Thankyou for sharing it
I've been 3 times, first in the late 50s, my snapshot memory is of a parking lot with viewing telescopes! Second time in the 60's, not much to remember except the thrill of looking out the window & being thrilled to see the monument as we drove around from the back. 3rd time was in 2015, when I took my 2 Grandson's to North Dakota, & I made a side trip to show them Mount Rushmore. Again, as the driver this time, waiting, waiting, finally rounding the corner & there they were! Wow, the changes to the park were unexpected. Mostly thrilled, and partly annoyed! We had limited time to spare, so made a quick tour of the museum, (the bathrooms!), the gift shop, before continueing north. I'm thankful you both splurged on the helicopter tour. That was special. I've done the helicopter up to the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. We had headphones to listen, but no mics so couldn't ask any questions.
Loved this episode. It would be really interesting to hear more about Hitchcock making the movie North by Northwest.
What a great episode. I was impressed by the beauty of the place once you got up in the helicopter. Amazing stuff.
Another great video! Thank you! The helicopter ride was very cool, the smiles on your faces 😉 😃 🙂
My parents went out west and to Mt. Rushmore on their honeymoon in 1952. The rock formations and views are so beautiful! Loved the views from the helicopter. I live through you and Sarah on these wonderful trips! I think I would need a bottle of that presidential wine to go on a gondola up to the Mt. Rushmore faces. 😁 Jeff and Sarah have a Happy Halloween! 🎃
I've been there and encourage others to and 👀. Thanks for showing us.
Thank you for this informative vlog. Your trips take me places that I am sure I will never visit myself but I now have been because of your vlogs. Thank you again
It sounds like you enjoyed this! Thanks 😊
Love your videos. Yes visited Mt Rushmore when I was 13. After we left there we went to Corn Palace and Walls drug. I am 50 now and really wish to return. Thanks for the great videos and history. Stay healthy stay safe
Fantastic!! This had to be one of your best shows to date. I especially liked the way you showed the video of the helicopter taking off at the beginning of your flight. I don't know how much that flight cost but I would say it is worth every dime you paid. This Monument has always been one of the finest that is found here in our Country. One has to admit that all of the people that are responsible for the creation of this beautiful Monument did a wonderful job. Thanks so much for doing this show because both you and Sarah did a great job! Take care....
Thanks, David! Since we had never been on a helicopter ride we wanted to go for it. It cost about $250 for both of us to go up but yeah I felt it could have been a lot more for a 10-minute flight around an American landmark! It sounds like you haven't been to visit Rushmore yet.
@@jbenziggy The closest I have been is Fargo N.D, Albert Lea MN, and Omaha Nebraska. But no South Dakota. But, that is why we have you and Sarah, cause you 2 show us all over the area west of the Mississippi River!! (LOL)
Wow that was great! Mt. Rushmore is definitely on my bucket list of historic places to visit. Thanks for another awesome video! Aloha 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
FANTASTIC HH treat!!! What a gr8 trip you guys had!!! Thnx so much for sharing your adventures Jeff & Sarah!!! Got my HH fix!!! 😃
We go to Mt Rushmore everytime friends or family visit that haven't already seen it. I used to take juvenile correctional youth, on good behavior, to tour both Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monuments over a 4.5 year period. Surprisingly I've never tired of doing the occasional recurring tour with bonus locations not known to the typical tourist. 😊
That was wonderful!! Always enjoy your videos. Thank you, Sarah and Jeff. 😁😁😁
Thanks and appreciation to you, Brent!
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Great work guys! My 7 and 11 year old kids both really liked this episode too. 😎
That is really nice to hear that your kids liked it! We don't have a lot of kids who watch so that's always nice to hear!
I was there many, many years ago on a family vacation because my dad was raised in Hot Springs, SD. Of course, my visit was in the early 50's so the complex area was completely different. So thank you for another fantastic video and the trip down memory lane. Thank you, too, Jeff for always putting out first rate vlogs that I always look forward to seeing what/where you'll be next.
Great as always - and, as always, learned a ton.
Thank you so much for a very good show on Mt Rushmore. That is the best. I have never been there and do really appreciate the way you showed it. Thank you for the history.
That was incredible 😊. I have never been to Mt Rushmore or on a helicopter ride so I wanted to thank you and Sarah for sharing your beautiful experience. I love your videos ❤
Great episode, Jeff. You and Sarah n a helicopter... two brave people!
I was there the summer of 1994. As a matter of fact, as I write this there's a huge chunk of beautiful rose quartz staring at me across the room right now that I picked up at a roadside stop near Keystone on that very trip. A lot seems to have changed, as you pointed out. I would go back again, but probably not as the main attraction. It would have to be "on the way," so to speak. Looking forward to your and Sarah's next adventure!
Thank you! We figured that helicopter crashes are rare at Mount Rushmore and we took a chance and enjoyed it! Blessings!
Wow, best episode yet in my humble opinion! I’ve never been to, but now I’ve got to go. Met many people who have gone to Mount Rushmore. Always love to hear the stories.
Your story is one of the best.
Fantastic! Thank you. If you ever get to go you will thank yourself. So much to do in the Black Hills!
Getting better and better Jeff keep it up...
So much changed! I was there back in 1966 Thanks for sharing and great job.
My brother and I visited Mt. Rushmore a little over a week ago. My previous visit was some decades ago and I was impressed by the development of the grounds. Truly amazing. We visited the theater and museum and both were awesome and we learned a lot about the actual construction. Very interesting. I want to go back again and explore SW So. Dakota and the Badlands. Lots of history to take in. Great video. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I was there in the late 1960s on a family trip. Looks like there have been a lot of changes since then. It would be nice to go back and see it again with the next generation of family.
My family visited Mt. Rushmore in 1970-71 on our way to North Dakota to spend a week on my moms sisters farm. My mom was from North Dakota and her parents came here from Norway. Thank you for the video I didn’t know all the history on the carving!!
Great tour, thank you so much.
Once again great video. It's on our bucket list. See ya next Sunday. Always look forward to Sunday's. Thanx! 😎
I've never been there. Definitely on my bucket list!
Same here. I also want to see the Crazy Horse monument, still in process.
@@jimbullard441 I was at the topofCrazy Horse in 1994 a day before blasting with key people. Some of my rodeo S Dakota relatives know the family.
@@joinjen3854 I'm definitely jealous. Would love that
My family went there first time in summer of 1961 when I was 5 years old. I remember it fondly as my dad died February of 1962. It sure didn't look like it does today. Those evergreens were not that tall. Also went there with just my mother in 1976 and with my sister and brother and my sisters then boyfriend in 1979. Haven't been there since but would love to see it with all those changes. And maybe that helicopter ride too. Thanks for the memories.
July 1986 My parents decided to drive to Expo 86 Vancouver BC all the way from Delaware with my brother and I who, to this day, fight like Lisa and Bart Simpson. One stop among many was Mount Rushmore. 😀 Thanks for sharing
I visited Mt Rushmore as a child many many years ago. Hoping to go back and show my husband it. He has never seen it!
I remember my first time in a Helicopter I was 12. My Dad wanted to see the White Mountains in NH from the sky. Lol. I remember vividly my mom with her Rosary beads and holy water. 😃 Thankfully at 12 I had no fears. Since then I have loved flying Great video as always. Glad you took us along on your trip ❤️
I was a bit fearful the night before because I know what happens when either rotor has a problem! Gulp! Thanks so much for the nice comment!
Always been on my bucket list! Great video. Now that I've seen it, gotta get that helicopter tour....it looks incredible.
awesome
I never made it to Mt. Rushmore. Thank you Jeff and Sarah for taking us there.
It’s not too late, is it? Thanks
On my Bucket List for sure!
Jeff and Sarah, thanks again for another great history lesson. Our family visited Mt. Rushmore on August 21st this year. It was just one stop among many. We also visited Arches National Park, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, and Bryce Canyon, about 4,000 miles in all. Love the show!
Thanks! My favorite parks so far are Yosemite, Grand Tetons, and Arches!
@@jbenziggy We love Yosemite too! We were there last October.
I’ve lived in the central Valley of California, the Sacramento area and I’m now in the southern San Joaquin valley. I really enjoy all of your California history lessons and now even many other areas beyond.
So breathtaking!😮❤
We were there in 2015 and was very impressed. Afterwards we went to the future Crazy Horse memorial. Thank you for the memories.
Seeing this video reminds me That's another place I got to take my family one of these days. The amount of hours put in to making that it's amazing.
Brilliant video. Thanks so much Jeff and Sarah.
So very kind of you, Johnny! Thanks! You'll enjoy it if and when you go. So much to do in the Black Hills!
I loved this video. I've always wanted to visit Mt. Rushmore ever since I first saw it featured on one of my favorite Hitchcock thrillers, North by Northwest. I was born a year after this movie's theatrical release, but I enjoyed the movie a few years later when MGM first released it for television distribution sometime during the 1960s. I was just a kid then. Now I'm 62. The majesty of Mt. Rushmore as captured by the movie (and by your video!) has always inspired me and still beckons me to go see this monument to our nation’s heritage someday.
I've driven somewhat close to Mt. Rushmore many times during my semi-truck travels on I-90 through Rapid City, but my trucking job has never given me enough time to see this amazing national monument in person. Maybe after I retire in a few years from now I can finally walk in your footsteps and enjoy Mt. Rushmore firsthand as you have done in your video. I can only imagine how special it was for both of you to visit. Thanks for posting this journey.
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I live in Sioux Falls, SD. The last time I went to Mt. Rushmore was a year and a half ago when I took my parents to see it for their first time. It was an awesome experience to spend it with them and my wife
Loved your video. Last time I was there was 1987. I drove my kids there. I have been mostly flying since then so I miss places like this now. Thank you.☮️💖🎶
Thanks! Check out our new video shot in Keystone!
I've never been to Mt. Rushmore...well until today..thanks for taking me along. Had an excellent time...Hugs to You and Sarah.