Sunshine at last!

Finally the sun came back & temps were up at least in the sixties. Pam started our day cooking scrambled eggs & sausage in a skillet topped with salsa. She's getting really good at one pan dinners! Then we took off for some monuments. First up was Crazy Horse monument-a work very much in progress. I first saw this thing in '66 when it still looked like a mountain. The whole project is the work of one man (now passed away) & now his elderly wife & 7 of their 10 kids. There is no government money in this, & the plan is to eventually build an Indian university & hospital here. The size is unbelievable. From base to tip it will be taller than the Washington monument; Mt. Rushmore could fit in the head/hair of Crazy Horse; the horse's nostril will be 30' across; and the space under his arm will accommodate a 10 story building - all in 3-d!
Next, we went on to Mt. Rushmore where the bust of Washington, Jefferson, T. Roosevelt, & Lincoln are carved into the mountain. The size is much smaller than Crazy Horse with Washington's head a mere 60' high. I have differing degrees of respect for each of these men, but one stands head & shoulders above the rest.(no pun intended) Washington was truly a man of irreproachable demeanor & character. He was bright, but not the smartest of the lot; talented, but not the best tactician; a communicator, but not outstanding.....but his unstinting sense of propriety in all occasions, his unmitigated honesty, his unfeigned sense of humility, his unflagging courage- in short, his character compelled men to highly regard him, & I think to follow him because they innately wanted to be more like him. It is good to know there are still modern day "Jobs" about us. A great book about the War of Independence is one titled "Angel in the Whirlwind". Anyway, about 50 more years ought to finish this project.
Last of all we drove back to our KOA via Custer State Park. It was like a automobile safari in that along the way we saw pastured long horn steers, deer, donkeys ( in the middle of the road), & buffalo crossing the road as well. Quite a day, I've blathered too long, & need to get ready for bed.