Our Travel Adventures

5/1/2015 The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota Sioux name: Six Grandfathers) near Keystone, South Dakota , in the United States . Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum , Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents : George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (2.00 sq mi; 5.17 km2) and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level. Lots of sites seen today.  Stopped at Keystone at a small camping ground for the night. Heading North tomorrow.

5/1/2015 Our next Kodiak Adventure was " Crazy Horse Memorial ".  I was here about 18 years ago with my son Derek.  Not a lot of noticeable changes in the sculpture, but a log of infrastructure change for the tourist.  Lots of added sq. ft. for museum items.  The complete project is funded by privet funding. I suppose they had to make it more attractive for people to visit. The gate keeper made us aware a large donation was received lately.  They requested the Horse head be completed with the funds.  This will make a big difference in the appearance of the sculpture.  They seem to still be funded, so maybe some day they will completed the project. Completed vision The memorial is to be the centerpiece of an educational/cultural center, to include a satellite campus of the University of South Dakota , with a classroom building and residence hall, made possible by a US $...