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mountains become lower and gradually change to rolling hills with large sections of valleys and plains between.
(2&3) I took the scenic route through the Black Hills of S. Dakota, Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway. Along this
beautiful drive are canyons, a river, meadows and crystal clear waterfalls. (4&5) Crazy Horse is the “World’s
largest mountain carving – now in progress.” Today, you can see the Indian chief’s, Crazy Horse’s, face and a
tunnel where the open space will be between his left raised arm and the neck/main of his horse. The finished face
is the largest carved face in the world, ever. It alone is 87.5 feet tall and is wider than all of the four faces on Mt.
Rushmore. When finished, the monument will stand 563 feet. “My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to
know the red man has great heroes too,” wrote Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear. The monument will depict a
strong, proud Indian leader perched atop his muscular steed, while pointing into the distance. Crazy Horse, when
asked by a white man the derisive question, “Where are your lands now?” He replied in the famous quote, “My
lands are where my dead lie buried," while pointing his outreached arm. (6) From this impressive endeavor I drove
through Custer State Park along Wildlife loop, where I encountered small herds of Buffalo. I got some up close
and personal photos while observing these large, majestic creatures. (7&8) Mt. Rushmore is one of the most
awesome works of mankind I have ever been privileged to experience. All of these great men, George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are done justice. They appear
majestic, wise and strong with an internal radiance in the belief that America’s future is bright, peaceful, prosperous
and just. Everyone there could not help but be impressed with the grandeur, beauty and stately elegance of this
enormous monument carved out of a mountain of granite.
