On July 10th, I got to go on my first helicopter ride. And what better way to experience it than at sunrise with the pilot who worked on Transformers (the movie, not the toys) to be the very few in the world to see Mount Rushmore from the air? It was worth waking up at 3 am with only a few hours worth of sleep for sure. I was lucky enough to go with my work for the photoshoot for National Treasure 2: The Book of Secrets, where the story takes place at Rushmore. We had to get a special government permit to be that close to the monument. We were as close as 75 feet away from George Washington's nose!
Because it was so close to Independence Day and also fire season, all the helicopters in the area were not available for rent. So our pilot Peter, and his father Peter Senior, flew their own helicopter from Santa Monica, California all the way to South Dakota. (Doesn't Jr. look like George W?)
It was also my first time in South Dakota (may be the last time...) it was very nice and quiet, but not much else. The most excitement we got was from the big storm passing through. We were walking around after dinner when it just started to hail! Luckily it wasn't cold, just very wet and windy.
We had our most of our meals at a brewery that used to be a firehouse. And since I was pregnant at the time, I was the designated driver...on a trip that doesn't involve me doing any driving. Although I didn't experience any morning sickness during the pregnancy, I did get motion sickness from the helicopter ride. That was the not so fun part. Other than that, I had an amazing once in a life time experience.
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