A Tale of Two Sculptures
Over the past weekend, my family and I took a short but wonderful vacation to the Black Hills of South Dakota. It was our first trip there and it was an overall great experience. The landscape is beautiful and the chance to escape the city life and spend some time out in nature is always a plus. It is easy to see why the Lakota treasured this land and consider it sacred to their people. The mixture of cultures in this area has brought about a variety of art in which one can spend days respectfully observing and enjoying. Of course, the two main attractions in the Black Hills, are the two enormous sculptures, which thousands of people flock to see daily. The forever popular Mt. Rushmore, with its' depiction of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln, is an American icon. The at one time lesser known but ever increasingly popular, Crazy Horse Memorial, when completed will be the largest mountain sculpture in the world. Some say that it will become the 8th Wonder of the ...