Mount Rushmore in a tunnel in the Black Hills, South Dakota
If you go into the Black Hills National Forest there is a short tunnel carved into the rock that perfectly aligns with the faces on Mount Rushmore. I have no idea if it was planned or was an accident, but it is pretty neat.
Putting the ‘Gary’ back into Calgary
I’m in Canada now. I crossed the border next to Glacier National Park yesterday and stayed the night in the burgeoning metropolis of Fort MacLeod. Today I’ll hit up two World Heritage Sites nearby: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and Dinosaur Provincial Park. I should arrive in Calgary sometime on Saturday. I’ll be leaving Calgary and visiting [...]
Fushimi-Inari Shinto Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
The Fushimi-Inari shrine in Kyoto is known for its thousands of orange gates which line the path up the mountain. Many small gates are used in cemeteries on the mountain as shrines of remembrance.
