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<\/a><\/p>\nYes, Dinosaur Park.\u00a0 Built in 1936 as part of FDR’s New Deal via Rapid City and the Works Progress Administration, the park contains seven (7!!) dinosaur sculptures.\u00a0 Each dinosaur features an accompanying plaque which gives a bit of dino-lore, offering a bit of education with the entertainment.<\/p>\n
Fun Fact: The Triceratops is South Dakota’s State Fossil!<\/em><\/p>\n Oh, and it’s open sixteen (16!!) hours a day.\u00a0 Imagine that — for two thirds of any day you could be hanging out with late 1930s era terrible lizards.<\/p>\n Seriously — welcome to Dinosaur Park:<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n From there, I went downtown to wander Main Street… because at various intersections throughout Rapid City, one can find the City of Presidents!\u00a0 Yes, in tribute to the 43 men who have held the highest office in the land (Grover Cleveland was a non-consecutive office holder as President 22 and 24).\u00a0 Barack Obama is listed as “coming soon…” and since they’ve had 8+ years to get him a space, there’s obviously no word on man #44, President #45.<\/p>\n From the Official Visit Rapid City website<\/a>:<\/p>\n The City of Presidents project began in 2000 to honor the legacy of the American presidency. Each of the sculptures is privately funded, and the pattern of placement was chosen to maintain a coherent structure and eliminate any sense of favoritism or political gain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eleven years ago Steve and I went to a giant presidential bust park… one that has since gone bust.\u00a0 But we went to each of them and snapped a photo, usually trying to evoke some beat of political legacy.\u00a0 So for example, with Truman we pantomimed holding a “Dewey Defeats Truman” newspaper.\u00a0 I don’t have those photos on my laptop or else I’d put one here.\u00a0 Suffice to say, it was a fun afternoon with my brother.\u00a0 And had he been with me on this trip, I have no doubt we would’ve posed with all the Presidents, Man, but flying solo I just snapped a few along the way.\u00a0 So here’s a tribute to all Presidents but mostly the ones I happened to stumble across.\u00a0 Would that I had a cellular or wifi connection on my phone and I could’ve downloaded the walking tour map<\/a>.<\/p>\n But sometimes it’s better to just see who you come upon.<\/p>\n Harry Truman with the original #FakeNews?<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Warren G. Harding.\u00a0 I’m trying to make a call here.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Hey!\u00a0 Jimmy Carter!\u00a0 High-five!<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Dutch and Me.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Bush 41.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Listen, TJ.\u00a0 I’m telling you — it should read “all men and women<\/em><\/strong> are created equal…”<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Andrew Jackson.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Martin Van Buren.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n If there’s one thing I remember about Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” it’s that the bearded guy loved to tell parables.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Teddy Roosevelt.\u00a0 We ride together, we die together.\u00a0 Rough Riders for Life.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Silent Cal.\u00a0 This is a tribute to the pose I did in 2006 with Coolidge’s giant head.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Ya know what, Ike?\u00a0 You’re ok.\u00a0 You’re pretty ok.\u00a0 I think people might not hate you.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Ladies and gentlemen: Montgomery Burns… er, um, Richard Nixon!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n