Mount Rushmore Realized!

See that smile...and all the others?  "It was all worth it", she said.

So the adventure to Mount Rushmore achieved it's primary goal, she got to see some beautiful American countryside previously unseen, and she got to check her bucket list desire of seeing Mount Rushmore in person.  It has certainly been no easy achievement to be sure, with stories beyond the blog, but hats off to Margaret for organizing and making it happen!

Here are a couple of shots of the getting started parts.  Driving to the RV and getting settled and ready to go...with Margaret's pups, of course!

Here are some shots from the road somewhere in Utah, I think.

This was the view from the road greeting them into Wyoming, on the back side of some big storms!

And a pretty shot of the "other" travelers on the road! :)

Then this morning was breakfast in Custer and onto Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

This will be as far as mom goes on the road trip as they are heading to the airport right now to have mom fly home tonight.  Unfortunately, the road was a bit tougher for her than anticipated and the mountain elevations and sitting for long drives didn't help the edema in her legs.  She really would be pushing it too hard to continue on for another 4 days and jeopardizing the need for medical care too far from home.  So the wiser alternative was to get her back home sooner than later.  But, the important thing was...mission accomplished...and she's got her hat - and some memories - to take home!

Margaret will continue on with the RV and some dog training that was scheduled in Salt Lake City before she gets home on Monday.  My brother, Dale, will be picking mom up from San Diego airport tonight and spending the night with her to make sure she's settled back home okay...and we'll all breathe a sigh of relief at that.  We've talked with Pastor Brian asking for some assistance in check ins over the weekend as well. We as a family will regroup next week and figure out what's next in Nan's New Way...and ours. :)