World United States South Dakota Mount Rushmore

Bill and Jan's Big Adventure

Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse Jul 16, 2010

Mount Rushmore was a beautiful sight to behold. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (in order from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. After touring the grounds, we stayed for the evening lighting ceremony which was very heart wrenching. The park ranger gave a historic talk about the scultures and there was a movie giving the history and highlights of each president depicted. Following the ceremony veterans and active military were called to the stay and given a tribute with patriotic music and the lighting of the presidents. In addition to touring Mount Rushmore, we also visited the Crazy Horse. The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction in the Black Hills of South Dakota, in the form of Crazy Horse, an Oglala Lakota warrior, riding a horse and pointing into the distance. The monument has been in progress since 1948 and is still far from completion. If it is ever finished, it may be the world's largest sculpture.

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