Black Hills vistas; Natural beauty, 'healing water,' Mount Rushmore.(TRAVEL) From: The Washington Times | Date: August 23, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Scott J. Haring, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

South Dakota? Why would anyone go there on one of their valuable weeks of vacation? Mount Rushmore? That's in Washington state, right?The "great faces, great places" state might be considered a neglected, and often misunderstood, getaway destination. Even I was not altogether thrilled about a trip to the Black Hills, but it would be an educational experience for our daughter, I thought, and besides, my wife, a native South Da...