You are here. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is open year-round with only the Sculptor's Studio closed from October - April. Visitors in the winter will find far less crowds with the Memorial seeing only 5% roughly of the visitors coming through the gates during December - March that would come through in July or August.
1 Remove the egg: Use a slotted spoon to remove the egg from the water. 2  Pat the egg dry: This is optional as well, but I like to pat the egg dry lightly with a paper towel. 3  Season and eat! 4  Place the poached egg on a salad, piece of toast, or a plate and season to taste with salt and pepper.et me show you how I poach an egg; there's really nothing to it. Pin it. The big difference between an easy poached egg and a slightly more difficult one is your tolerance for imperfection. I admit it's tough to get the perfectly round, satiny smooth poached eggs you see adorning restaurant dishes.
1 Make sure the water is at a bare simmer. 2  Cook for 4 minutes: The final cooking time for a poached egg is very much up to you, and it depends on how well you like your eggs done and how hot the water is. 3  But 4 minutes, give or take, in lightly simmering water, will give you a firm white and a gooey but still runny yolk. But 4 minutes, give or take, in lightly simmering water, will give you a firm white and a gooey but still runny yolk. 2  Remove the egg: Use a slotted spoon to remove the egg from the water. 3  Pat the egg dry: This is optional as well, but I like to pat the egg dry lightly with a paper towel.