I stopped the audio tour to listen a ranger talk at Borglum's studio, it was neat because he pointed out how some things are only visible at certain times. For example here you can see Lincoln's hand holding his lapel; that's only visible from about 3-4:30 in the summer because of where the sun is.






Some Thomas Jefferson on Mount Rushmore facts: He was supposed to be on the other side of Washington but there wasn't enough carve-able stone so they got partway done and then blasted his face off, putting him where he is now. He looks kind of up, while everyone else is straight on because he used to be straight on and then they realized a large crack would make his nose fall off. So the sculptors moved him back a bit and angled him up. You can still see the crack but its been filled with caulk and doesn't threaten any features.