Alpine Slide

Near Mount Rushmore, there is an alpine slide.  Many years ago, Terry and Trevor rode on this, but the girls were too small at the time.  I was a bit concerned about Emily feeling OK with going down but she managed to keep her chin up and DO IT! 
On the way up in the chair lift, Emily was feeling very uneasy and asked that Erin sit very still so we didn't move at all.  Erin, on the other hand, isn't bothered by heights one bit and liked to lean out to get a good look at the scenery.  At one point, Emily pointed out that all three of us were wearing flip flops and we needed to be carefull.  Erin was quiet for a bit and then in a paniced voice said that she lost her flip flop....my stomach dropped know that the shoe was as good as gone before I asked her how THAT had happened?!  She then started laughing and pulled her shoe out from under her. 

There just isn't anything like riding that little sled down a cement "slide" - free as the breeze - quite literally!