Crazy Horse was just a "drive by". We were already running a bit late getting there, and didn't want to spend a lot of time there, so we just drove up to look at it. Clyde has been out west four other times (that I can recall) and has walked through the museum.
From there we drove on the Needles Highway in Custer State Park. It is a scenic drive of twists & turns with giant columns of granite rock that reached up to the sky. So cool...looked like tall, skinny needles!
We didn't see any buffalo herds but four bulls, they are separated from the herd now. A band of friendly burros that our friend, Valerie, told us about. She even told me where to buy the carrots to feed them. That was a highlight today.
Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
I have better photos of Mt. Rushmore, but having trouble downloading. So, this will do. It was pretty neat, seeing those famous leader's faces...just carved in the rock! The story of how the location was chosen. Pretty spectacular!
Crazy Horse is the world's largest mountain carving, in progress. The first blast occurred June 3, 1948. Once completed, this carving will be 563 feet high and 641 feet long. The face of Crazy Horse stands 87.5 feet high.
The heads carved at Mount Rushmore are 60 feet high.
Sylvan Lake was a nice beginning of our ride on our way to Needles Highway.
Needles Eye Tunnel, you take your turn going through!
I kept singing "Home, Home on the Range".....but not many buffalo were roaming on our drive today.
I have video of our attempt to feed the burros carrots. Thanks Valerie for the tip! It was fun!!
Clyde liked this wooden bridge and asked me to take pics of it.
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