Wacky Pony

Leaving Gillette, WY and entering the Great State of South Dakota, we headed to Mt. Rushmore. Along the way we came upon a mountain that had a face carved into it. It was so trippy! Not only because it was life-like, but because it was HUGE. We were looking at the Crazy Horse monument. We stopped and hung out for about an hour, watched the film about Chief Crazy horse and the construction of the monument which is privately funded, mainly by the gift shop and tours of the site. One man started building the monument in 1958. He has since passed away and his family has taken over the construction. When finished, the Chief will be sitting on his horse pointing to the land where the Lakota people are buried. According to legend, (ie Lecia) before he became a chief and was named Crazy horse, as a young man he was known as "Wacky Pony" renowned across the Lakota nation for doing silly things unprovoked.

A 30minute drive and we found ourselves at Mt. Rushmore. Just to give you a bit of perspective in terms of size. You could fit all four heads of Mt. Rushmore on the side of Crazy Horse's face.