Travel Essay Proposal

I am planning on writing about my trip to western South Dakota in the summer of 2013. The characters include my immediate family (Mom, Dad, Mike, Peter, myself). The theme will probably relate to the superficial level tourists exist on at iconic landmarks like Mount Rushmore. I might also tie in ideas connecting the past and present landscapes of the Great Plains. I hope to make my readers recognize different perspectives about the land that commonly is only viewed in one light.