giovedì 21 maggio 2009

Monte Rushmore

VORTEX2: 21 maggio 2009 - giorno 12. Operazioni previste sul campo: travel day.
Miglia percorse oggi: 226. Miglia percorse in totale: 3227.


La situazione meteo per oggi non prevede alcun tipo di temporale e quindi viene dichiarata giornata di viaggio. Ci spostiamo ancora piu' a nord verso il Sud Dakota in una posizione che ci permetta domani di decidere in base alla situazione meteo se cacciare ad est o ad ovest. La meta per il pomeriggio e' quindi Hot Springs.
Il trasferimento e' tranquillo e dura anche poco, sono poco piu' di 100 miglia e cosi' una volta a destinazione, visto che non sono previste particolari operazioni per il pomeriggio, alcuni di noi decidono di andare a visitare Monte Rushmore.
Durante il percorso che e' di 55 miglia, attraversiamo il Wind Cave National Park ed abbiamo l'occasione di vedere bisonti , cerbiatti e cani della prateria in quantita' ai bordi della strada.


I volti dei quattro presidenti sono stati scolpiti nel Monte Rushmore grazie ad un lavoro iniziato nel 1927 e portato avanti da centinaia di operai fino al 1941.
L'opera e' veramente monumentale e sebbene quando visitiamo il memoriale sia pomeriggio e la luce non sia quella giusta (il momento migliore e' l'alba) riusciamo ad apprezzarne i dettagli grazie ad un percorso panoramico da fare a piedi che ci porta piu' vicini alla grande montagna.


Dopo aver scattato fotografie ricordo riprendiamo la via del ritorno ed abbiamo anche l'occasione per ammirare da lontano l'immensa scultura che sta prendendo forma su un'altra montagna delle Black Hills dedicata al capo indiano Cavallo Pazzo. In confronto le teste di Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington e Roosevelt sono alte solo 18 metri metre il Crazy Horse Memorial quando sara' completato a furia di dinamite avra' le incredibili dimensioni di 172 metri di altezza e 195 metri di lunghezza.
Per cena decidiamo di fermarci nel piccolo abitato di Custer al Black Horse il cui nome ed aspetto esterno del locale ci ispira. In effetti una volta seduti al tavolo ceniamo a base di ottimi filetti e qualcuno ha l'occasione di provare il sapore sia del bufalo che dell'alce il tutto ovviamente con della buona birra.

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