The last day of our vacation was the icing on the cake. It was a great trip, but Tuesday was by far our favorite day. We spent the morning at the Crazy Horse Memorial. It is a work in progress, it will probably not be completed in my lifetime, but there is hope that maybe Braxton and Emma will see it completed with their children and grandchildren. It took 50 years for the face to be completed. The whole memorial is funded by donations and it is amazing. Dyno Nobel (where Ryan works) is helping with the blasting of the monument, so we were able to get a special tour. They only let the general public on the monument once a year which is usually Father's Day weekend, but we were able to walk out on Crazy Horse's arm and see his face up close. When we first walked out in the arm. All I can say is beginning that close to the face was almost overwhelming, I can't really describe it, but it was incredible.
View from the van
Us in front the model
Those little people are Ryan and the kids
Us
If you ever take a trip to South Dakota, be sure and see Mount Rushmore before you Crazy Horse. Mount Rushmore is impressive, but just to give you an idea of how huge Crazy Horse is, all four faces of Mount Rushmore can fit in Crazy Horse's head. If was another successful Brophy Family Road Trip. We still haven't planned where we will be going next year. Since it's an odd year, we may be heading to the beach.
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