tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post65385109724234202..comments2024-02-24T02:44:59.075-08:00Comments on Merikay's Dream : Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse MonumentMerikayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378095339747943548noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-757347994593433852015-11-09T03:41:41.433-08:002015-11-09T03:41:41.433-08:00An interesting and wide-ranging blogpost. Thank yo...An interesting and wide-ranging blogpost. Thank you for the update on Crazy Horse Mountain. I wonder if it will ever be finished and indeed whether or not the geology will allow its completion.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-25858516796510765702015-09-09T16:13:38.954-07:002015-09-09T16:13:38.954-07:00The beading on the horse outfit reminded me of the...The beading on the horse outfit reminded me of the work you had done for the rv! Are you inspired to do some more?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496816387781623642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-58103025407738589952015-09-06T08:28:37.494-07:002015-09-06T08:28:37.494-07:00they should have hiim just turn it inside out.they should have hiim just turn it inside out.Donna W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05019476423396804316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-90416797468095567692015-09-06T07:19:18.816-07:002015-09-06T07:19:18.816-07:00Loved the beautiful photo of the Indian dancers......Loved the beautiful photo of the Indian dancers...We loved Mt. Rushmore and Crazyhorse....Jeannie and Eldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664198861231288915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-25626241795505720432015-09-06T05:31:37.200-07:002015-09-06T05:31:37.200-07:00I've loved our visits there... I think finall...I've loved our visits there... I think finally seeing something "in person" that I'd seen pictures of all my life made it special... like going to the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls.... all the other stuff you hear about it all just doesn't take away that awesome feeling.The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-16957854365110280102015-09-06T05:05:47.804-07:002015-09-06T05:05:47.804-07:00We went there pre-rving with my parents in 2009 t...We went there pre-rving with my parents in 2009 to see all of the area and really enjoyed it. We both have thought about workamping there sometime. owensontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076915620668491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-37377201772798713122015-09-06T04:40:57.672-07:002015-09-06T04:40:57.672-07:00It was just about a year we drove by that Crazy Ho...It was just about a year we drove by that Crazy Horse Monument, stopped & took a pic from the highway. Kelly wasn't feeling well at the time & although we had planned to stop there we just continued on with our journey. Maybe next time..............Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-75690639878321730952015-09-05T23:42:38.573-07:002015-09-05T23:42:38.573-07:00judith and meowmomma, we had heard stories of lack...judith and meowmomma, we had heard stories of lack of progress and even misappropriation of funds away from getting the statue done. A man behind the info desk at the Visitor Center did a great job of discussing these things with us. (Judy I bet working there is more interesting than some of your NWR VCs!) He said that the original sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski, originally estimated 100 years to be the minimum to complete the work. He worked on it alone from 1948-1960, than started adding his children to the project. We did not hear of anyone outside the family working on the sculpture. Also the sculpture is only one of several activities that compete for the non-profit foundation's funds, especially the creation of an educational/cultural center for Native Americans. Very long-term thinking / planning! I think they scaled it too large.Merikay MacKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090072368063727932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-43394545743912725172015-09-05T20:45:49.632-07:002015-09-05T20:45:49.632-07:00It's always interesting to read your take on p...It's always interesting to read your take on places we have been! We first visited Crazy Horse is 1972 on our first vacation after being married the year before. The only progress we've ever seen since is the face finalization. I'm sure there's more rough blasting done but frankly I doubt it will ever be completed. The dedication and hard work needed to create a monument like it or Mount Rushmore are hard to find in today's instant society. <br /><br />And on one of our return trips as a family unit our sons also enjoyed the "bumm" pose and bought postcards. I was probably too tight -laced to allow the purchase of a tee shirt like Judy! Coulda, shoulda!!!meowmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209824648988317879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-80354988630848742172015-09-05T19:23:35.028-07:002015-09-05T19:23:35.028-07:00This is one place I hope to visit next year....I r...This is one place I hope to visit next year....I really can't imagine it being re-created again.ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822169260430560826.post-71476465283029543582015-09-05T18:44:04.099-07:002015-09-05T18:44:04.099-07:00I'm not so sure that sculpture will ever be fi...I'm not so sure that sculpture will ever be finished. It seems any pictures of it that I've seen in the last ten years all look the same. <br /><br />On a more humorous note, when my family visited Mt. Rushmore in 1988, my oldest son was 16 years old and bought a tee shirt there. The front showed the sculpture, and the back gave an artists conception of the naked buns of the four famous gentlemen. He got kicked out of school the day he wore it there. ;)Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.com