Current Events > I was unprepared for the sizes of the Grand Canyon and Mt Rushmore

(+) Yeah! (+)

I always thought Mt Rushmore would be a lot bigger than it is. Its pretty underwhelming.

And I knew the Grand Canyon was big, but no picture you can Google really gives you the full scope of how insanely huge it is. You get there thinking Yeah, its gonna be huge. Then you actually see it and its fucking mind blowing.

I came in to post the exact same experiences you had, I saw them both when I was young but still have the impressions embedded in me

We'll go back to the Grand canyon someday

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Yeah The amount of personal items that you can see over the ledge is pretty haunting.

Despised posted...

I came in to post the exact same experiences you had, I saw them both when I was young but still have the impressions embedded in me

We'll go back to the Grand canyon someday

Right? Youre driving over an endlessly flat landscape. Then bam.

Never been to the Grand Canyon, but I had a similar feeling when I visited the Great Wall of China. Just being on this massive manmade structure that you can see continuing infinitely in both directions as it climbs over literal mountains is ridiculous.

Never been to Rushmore either (despite being from Minnesota), but Ive heard tell of its mediocrity. Makes perfect sense, given the story behind its creation.

how I felt when I was in a plane that flew over the Sahara.

I knew it was the world's biggest desert, but seeing how "endless" it was, it felt like an ocean.

also, I've always wanted to see the Grand Canyon but never went that way.

Kami_no_Kami posted...

Never been to the Grand Canyon, but I had a similar feeling when I visited the Great Wall of China. Just being on this massive manmade structure that you can see continuing infinitely in both directions as it climbs over literal mountains is ridiculous.

Never been to Rushmore either (despite being from Minnesota), but Ive heard tell of its mediocrity. Makes perfect sense, given the story behind its creation.

My girlfriend at the time told me I was being a bummer because of how boring it is. And there are tons of kids climbing all over areas that have signs posted not to go past them. And none of the workers there do anything to enforce it. Easily the worst monument or National Park Ive been to.

The ice cream was great, though.

I did a hike there a few weeks ago. Started at the rim, went down to the river, then back out of the canyon. The last three miles were tough.
Awesome experience, though.

PoopPotato posted...

I did a hike there a few weeks ago. Started at the rim, went down to the river, then back out of the canyon. The last three miles were tough.
Awesome experience, though.

I wouldnt mind doing the kayak or burro tour.

My dad is from South Dakota so I went to Mt. Rushmore a bunch of times as a kid. I always liked it but I associated it with camping in the Black Hills, which I loved.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Idiots will go to the canyon in the middle of July or August and try to hike down to the river in a pair of flip flops and with a single water bottle

BuzzKilljoy posted...

My dad is from South Dakota so I went to Mt. Rushmore a bunch of times as a kid. I always liked it but I associated it with camping in the Black Hills, which I loved.

I did love camping in the Black Hills. I found tons of quartz from when they blasted the faces. Then the Badlands isnt very far from there.

Rushmore is probably the least impressive feature of the Black Hills

Mount Rushmore is small and shitty if you look at it with the perspective of Mount Rushmore instead of as Six Grandfathers as a whole, sacred site.

LonelyStoner posted...

Yeah The amount of personal items that you can see over the ledge is pretty haunting.

Damn what the fuck

Hah it is a surprise how small rushmore is, but at least you got to see it! Heavy fog obscured it and devils tower on our trip to yellowstone

Kanaya413 posted...

Damn what the fuck

If that bothers you, try not to think of the combination landfill-open air cemetery that is Mount Everest.

Have you seen the Crazy Horse monument? Now, 70 years later, the same family is still working on carving out the warrior and his horse from a mountain... still mostly by hand.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/bfcbc072.jpg
Monument photographed behind 1/34-scale model used to sculpt the mountain.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0d67a845.jpg
Three excavators perched on the "deck" of the monument's arm (above the mane of his horse).

andri_g posted...

Have you seen the Crazy Horse monument? Now, 70 years later, the same family is still working on carving out the warrior and his horse from a mountain... still mostly by hand.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/bfcbc072.jpg
Monument photographed behind 1/34-scale model used to sculpt the mountain.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0d67a845.jpg
Three excavators perched on the "deck" of the monument's arm (above the mane of his horse).

Yeah, we made a point to go visit it out of respect for the natives, considering Mt. Rushmoreshistory

I'd rather go to Wall Drug than Mt Rushmore.

and I hate Wall Drug.

Crazy Horse is a much better experience than Rushmore.

Far more interesting museum on site, too

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


Incredibly so.

Well yeah it's called the GRAND Canyon, not the Puny Canyon.

I was underwhelmed by the grand canyon tbh. It's cool but the name over sells it.

pkmnlord posted...

Well yeah it's called the GRAND Canyon, not the Puny Canyon.

The word still doesnt prepare you for what youre going to see.

Slaya4 posted...

I was underwhelmed by the grand canyon tbh. It's cool but the name over sells it.

Hur

Honestly, I went to see the grand canyon and I wasn't impressed. After 5-10mins of staring, I was like, what do we do next? Lol

Also, I remember our tour guide said that people spend more time at the gift shop of the grand canyon than the grand canyon itself. I can see why.

Big hole in the ground vs mountain with hyperboomer faces carved on it?

On a related note, got to see Big Ben in London this past summer. Much smaller than I expected. More like mid sized Ben.

Just echoing what a lot of people already said, went to Rushmore as a kid and was really underwhelmed. Went to the Grand Canyon as an adult and obviously you here still all the time about how great it is but nothing can really prepare you for it. I was completely blown away, it kind of reminds me of seeing the ocean in that it makes you feel so small but in a good way.

Really wanna go back sometime and spend some more time out there, I just took a day trip out there while I was visiting Vegas.

LonelyStoner posted...

The word still doesnt prepare you for what youre going to see.

Sounds like a personal issue

Prepare yourself better

Whats with all these weak stockpiled alt troll accounts

White house is like meh that's it, looks like low rent park.

angeleyes94 posted...

White house is like meh that's it, looks like low rent park.

I would like to see the reflection pool and the Lincoln Memorial, but Ive heard DC is a pretty dangerous place.

LonelyStoner posted...

I would like to see the reflection pool and the Lincoln Memorial, but Ive heard DC is a pretty dangerous place.

Eh.

As long as you keep general city wariness it's fine.

Reflection pool is okay, Lincoln is pretty cool.

WWII memorial is also neat.

The Smithsonian is where it's at, the Natural History one is possibly my favorite museum.

DrizztLink posted...

Eh.

As long as you keep general city wariness it's fine.

Reflection pool is okay, Lincoln is pretty cool.

WWII memorial is also neat.

The Smithsonian is where it's at, the Natural History one is possibly my favorite museum.

I really do want to see that T. rex skeleton

The Grand Canyon is amazing

LonelyStoner posted...

Whats with all these weak stockpiled alt troll accounts

Not an alt

Not really trolling either

Also speak for yourself fuckin' year old account

The back of Mount Rushmore

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b613ea78.jpg

pkmnlord posted...

Not an alt

Not really trolling either

Also speak for yourself fuckin' year old account

Everyone here knows who I am lol. No need for aggression

YugiNoob posted...

The back of Mount Rushmore

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b613ea78.jpg

Lmao

We went to the LSU/USC game in Vegas for Labor Day weekend and we drove down to the Grand Canyon a couple of days before the game and it was awesome

Looks like someones bum and a giant ****!

LonelyStoner posted...

I would like to see the reflection pool and the Lincoln Memorial, but Ive heard DC is a pretty dangerous place.

It's annoying to get around. I've been twice and both times walking was quicker than driving anywhere.

BlazinBlue88 posted...

On a related note, got to see Big Ben in London this past summer. Much smaller than I expected. More like mid sized Ben.

For sure. Big Ben in pretty much every piece of fiction I've ever seen is a freestanding structure, black or very dark brown, and so large that people look like ants from the top. Actual Big Ben is attached to one end of the Palace of Westminster, light brown, and only moderately tall. I thought Google Maps sent me to the wrong clock for a second.