July 21, 2012 Day 16
Got up and drove to the Crazy Horse Monument, 40 miles south. It
was way cooler than we thought it would be, the 4 Presidents of Mount Rushmore
would fit in part of his head. It is
enormous, taller than the Washington Monument.
One of the Indian Lakota chiefs asked a polish immigrant, Korczak
Ziolkowski, to carve the monument after he saw his New York Worlds fair’s prize
winning sculpture. Dimensions 641 feet long and 563 feet high. It is far from completion due to refusal to
accept government money, it is totally privately funded. His wife and 7 of his 10 children are
carrying it on. Saw interesting Indian
Museum and more stories from Native American prospective on the Battle of the
Little Bighorn. Very cool after being
there yesterday.
Drove on to Custer Park State Park and drove the
wildlife loop first. Saw pronghorn
antelope, bison, tame mules that stick their head in your car. We fed them apple core and carrots. Funny little beggars. Then went to Center Lake for a swim, felt
great. Then proceeded over the Needle
Highway to Sylvan Lake. Very cool, hard
to describe all the pillars of stone.
Wonder how they were formed.
Arrived at Sylvan Lake by hiking ½ mile trail to the lake, and then
hiked the mile around the lake which is actually dammed. Rock climbers and kids jumping off rocks to
lake. Set up for a wedding, saw the
bride and family. Lots of families enjoying the scenery and weather. Hiked back to the car
and Jodi made an interesting discovery when headed for the bathroom. Watch for tomorrow's blog..... Jodi's most embarrassing moment - you will love it!
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