KEYSTONE, April 26 ― The steep and winding roads leading up to the iconic Mount Rushmore memorial are deserted these days. This mecca of tourism in South Dakota, which ordinarily swarms with tourists, is now drawing only the occasional handful of visitors desperate to escape their...
A woman walks at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Keystone, South Dakota April 16, 2020.. ― Reuters pic
Linda and Stevie Easterling had grown weary and depressed by the steadily mounting toll of Covid-19 deaths in their hometown of Chicago. Longing for fresh air and a change of scenery, they piled into their car for the 14-hour drive west. At the park entrance, where gray-shirted rangers normally collect a US$10 per-car entry fee, the usual barriers have been removed, allowing easy access to nearly empty parking lots.
Alone in his souvenir shop, Todd Wicks is trying to stay positive: high season around here doesn't really begin in earnest until mid-May. Still, the lockdown orders affecting most Americans, and the absence of international flights, have clearly cut down visits to the area.
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