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General Lee2269 viewsFast forward to the very end of our trip -- we made one final attraction stop, and boy were we glad we did. the Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo is really cool, in a "collection-gone-mad" kitchy sort of cool. Here's one of the original General Lee cars from the Dukes of Hazard. They say most of the others were wrecked during production...
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Minuteman Missile1828 viewsI didn't take a lot of pictures here, unfortunately. I'm not sure why, it was really interesting. This picture shows grandma walking into the underground control bunker. That huge door with the "domino's" logo on it was the blast door to protect them in case "the button" was pressed from the other side.
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Hall of Records1168 viewsModel of the Hall of Records, which was largely unbuilt.
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The Rarest Snake in the World (evidently)866 views
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Cathy and William with the Model712 views
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Bear Country USA708 viewsImagine going to Bear Country, and not taking any pictures of bears. Well, seems like we did just that. Here's an Elk (I think), though...
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Mount Rushmore at Night685 views
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Mount Rushmore View658 views
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Who was that masked man?624 views
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Bald Eagle619 views...at Reptile Gardens.
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Hey!614 views
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Minuteman Missile612 viewsAbout 10 or so miles from the control center in the previous picture was one of the missile silos. The silos themselves weren't manned. The ranger giving the talk was VERY interesting -- he was actually in the air force and for many years could have set these missles off himself.
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