Mount Rushmore By Day and By Night - Crazy Horse Too!

What an amazing place.  It really makes you realize what a blessed country we live in.  Especially with
some of our earlier Presidents who made our country what it is today. 

Just seeing what those workers went thru to make this dream come true.  Unbelievable, and no one was killed. So while we
were looking around one of the Parks people said we needed to come back at 8:00 p.m. for a special lighting program.  So we decided to drive over to the Crazy Horse Monument.  It's about 17 miles away and then come back for the program.  We thought we would have plenty of time, not realizing all the things to do and see over there also.  Needless to say, we didn't get to see everything, but had to leave to get back to Rushmore for the program.  They have a laser show up on the mountain at the same time as the Mt Rushmore program!


This is what the Crazy Horse Monument is going to look like.  Probably not in our life time.  The sculptor who started it 1948
died in 1982, but he had 10 children, who are carrying on the work.  It is a tribute to the American Indians.  When it is complete
it will the world's largest mountain carving.  The face is complete.  You can faintly see the outline in brown in the picture below.  The hardest part so far, the open space, very small now, under his arm.  They are working on the horse head now.

 This is a better picture.  Below is the picture taken from inside the museum.

Progress over the years.  Can't see too well. These are some other scenes in the museum.

 They call this "Nature's Gate"  All kinds of animals Very beautiful.

Avenue of flags - Night

and birds in gold.

Avenue of Flags - Day Time

Each one of the 50 States were represented.  This is Washington.

ONCE IN A LIFE TIME SIGHT - AMAZING - PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!

Can you spot Vern?

 

 

After a short program, they called all the men and women in the audience who had or are serving their country in the military to come down on the stage as the flag was being lowered and folded.  What an honor!  They were given a standing ovation.

GOD BLESS AMERICA