“…the fundamental purpose of said parks, monuments, and reservations, which purpose is to convey the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such a manner and by such means will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” August 25, 1916.
This National Memorial needs no explanation.
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George, Tom, Teddy, Abe & Julie!
This is how Mt Rushmore looked when I took thisphoto in May of 2006.
This is how it looks today.
It is undergoing some kind to construction to putsome kind of 3D laser thing on it.
It's a little odd to see a guy on Georgie's nose!
I took 5 photos of Mt Rushmore and 37,000 photos of themountain goats in the area. They are beautiful.
They just hang out and rest on the rocks.
He was smiling at me!
And, this little varmint was running all over.
A nice robin with his lunch.
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIALConstruction began on the Crazy Horse Memorial 36 years ago, and it is still a work in progress. It is world's largest mountain carving, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. When sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski accepted the invitation of Native Americans to carve a mountain memorial to their culture, he determined that it would be a humanitarian project. He wanted Crazy Horse to be much more than just a colossal mountain carving. He directed that the Memorial also would tell present and future generations the story of Native Americans by displaying outstanding examples of Indian culture and heritage.
Only Crazy Horse's face has been completed. His
horse is still being carved.
This is the sculptor's model of the finished memorial.
And, this is how it will look when it is finally completed.
