Hidden Treasures

For everybody who has seen the movie National Treasure 2 this is obvious to you as it was for us... we were very confident to find the big treasure in South Dakota, even though you have to wonder how the Incas (or Aztecs) got that far up north just to build a golden city in North America... oh well. Apparently it is hidden in a vast cave system behind Mt Rushmore... and guess where we were... in the second longest cave just a stone's throw away from Mt Rushmore. Coincidence? I don't think so!


By booking the 'historic tour' in the Jewel Cave (coincidence? I don't think so!) with just a small petroleum lamp we thought of maximizing our chance of leaving the group quietly and getting to the digging part undisturbed.
Needless to say that it all didn't really worked out the way we wanted...


Even though we had a nice deviation... on one of these small ladders an elderly couple had too much and had to get brought back by the tour guide. We were left in the dark (coincidence? I don't think so!) and started to look around. We even discovered strange carvings and letters on a wall (coincidence? Oh well... I think you know what I mean) but unfortunately the tour guide was back too quickly! But next time we are back to discover the last secrets of South Dakota... this time with dynamite :o)