The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American People.

~ George Washington, first inaugural address, April 30, 1789


I bought my annual National Park pass this year because I knew I'd be hitting a lot of the great places across the United States. It would've been nice had someone told me though that Mt. Rushmore wasn't ...