After visiting Mt. Rushmore we journeyed approx 33 miles to see the Crazy Horse Sculpture. The sculpture was started in 1948 and is only partially finished. This year celebrates its 70 year. The sculptor was Korczak Ziolkowski and he was approached by the Lakota Tribe's elders to sculpt a model of Crazy Horse on the side of a mountain. Ziolkowski agreed to the idea willingly and with the help of his family began to sculpt the colossal monument. Crazy Horse was chosen because he was a great leader who died at the age of 35 after being stabbed in the back by a soldier just moments after a peace treaty had been signed. In the finished model he will be pointing towards the lands of his ancestors. The project relies completely on donations which is why it is still in the process of being completed. The dimensions of the monument will be as follows: height - 563ft, length - 641ft, head of Crazy Horse 87.5ft, arm length - 263ft and horse's head - 219ft. This makes Mt. Rushmore look really small in comparison as the heads of the presidents are approx 60ft tall, the eyes 11 ft wide and the mouths approx 18 feet wide.

This is what the sculpture will look like when it is finished. This is what is looks like now:

As you can see, they have a very long way to go and I do not think they will finish it in my lifetime or my son's.
The site of the monument also had a museum you could visit and a demonstration of Native America Dancing. Being a fan of Native American Dancing I made sure I got a good view of the stage. The dancers were either from the Lakota or Cheyenne Tribe and wore colourful outfits. The girl who introduced the dancing was excellent. She told us about the different tribes, some of their customs and explained to us what the dances represented. Today, she said, there would be a demonstration of hoop dancing. She informed us that the hoops would represent different animals such as a bear, butterfly and an eagle of whom they hold in great respect.

After the dancing we had to leave the Monument as we had a long journey ahead of us to Hulett, which is north of Devil's Tower. To get to Devil's Tower we had to pass through an area called the Needles. The pass was spectacular and very narrow in some areas. We had to pass through a tunnel so narrow Gary had to watch his wing mirrors. Whilst waiting to go through the tunnel we were told by the car in front of us that we may have quite a wait as a coach was attempting to come through the tunnel. When he finally got through the tunnel the line of cars gave him a huge cheer for his accomplishment. Then Gary spied a note in his window saying  "student driver"!!

Part of the canyon had the formation called the Needles hence the name of the canyon.

 There were other spectacular sights.

We passed a very pretty lake upon leaving the Needles.

Well, the Needles signified the end of a very enjoyable day.

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