Been there few times it would be impressive when its done love the history of it and the tools they used in those days of old would like to go up top there and seen it
Supposedly there's gonna be a point when we can visit the top of the head and actually bag the peak of the mountain it's being carved out of. I'm keeping an eye out for that chance!
The guides talked about this while we were there, as "When will it be done?" is their most frequently asked question. They basically said "No promises, but they're hoping to get a lot done over the next few decades." The willpower seems to be there and technological progress seems to be helping them move faster, so perhaps your hope'll come true.
Except for the thumb part, you actually don't notice it that much. To get up to the top part, you take a van up a hill, which doesn't really put you over any careening cliffs.
Right?! The nearby Mount Rushmore is a lot smaller but took something like 15 years, so you'd think 75 years would be enough. Probably just really comes down to funding though. They seem to be in a better financial position now., so perhaps you and I will live to see it finished!
So my question is.... If its not government funded, who gave this guy permission to start carving away at the mountain? Does he own the land? Or was it approved by the government at the time?
Can't claim expertise on this, but my understanding is that it's privately owned land. As far as permission, my bet is that there just wasn't a rule against it or a required permit so they didn't need permission.
That would certainly throw gasoline on the fire. Rushmore was done way more quickly and, although it's smaller, even if you scale up the time frame by size, this still could've been done long ago. I doubt we can expect that anytime soon though.
It's a tourist trap. The family will milk this along for decades. I was there 2005 and the only think that looks different is a new thumb. They rarely work on it throughout the warm months, and it just sits there the other 6 months of the year.
What's CU go out there and make something 1/10 this size let's see how long it takes you...... A simple comment from somebody who's done nothing in their life 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
@@CapPTanMcKringleBerries 4Fun • 8y ago • - A family has been pretending to carve a 64 story Crazy Horse memorial out of a South Dakota mountain and making a very good living selling tacky souvenirs to ignorant tourists for 70 years.
@Ken-lp5zv When it's complete what happens? Does ownership change? Doubtful. Wouldn't more tourists visit when completed? More money to be made so quite the incentive to actually finish? There is 0 federal money in this project so money needs to be raised somehow. Mount Rushmore can fit in his forehead! They are hand carving a mountain!! Take a step back, reflect a bit on your life's accomplishments and realize you are out of touch with reality. 🇺🇲
Wow so much has been done so far
Hasn’t changed much since I first saw it 30 years ago.
From what I gather, most of the work since then has been down along the pointing hand.
Been there few times it would be impressive when its done love the history of it and the tools they used in those days of old would like to go up top there and seen it
Supposedly there's gonna be a point when we can visit the top of the head and actually bag the peak of the mountain it's being carved out of. I'm keeping an eye out for that chance!
Something really cool about giant statues. I hope they complete it in my lifetime.
The guides talked about this while we were there, as "When will it be done?" is their most frequently asked question. They basically said "No promises, but they're hoping to get a lot done over the next few decades." The willpower seems to be there and technological progress seems to be helping them move faster, so perhaps your hope'll come true.
If i was up there i would not like being up so high i have a fear of heights
Except for the thumb part, you actually don't notice it that much. To get up to the top part, you take a van up a hill, which doesn't really put you over any careening cliffs.
OMG’. I just climbed Crazy Horse 2 weeks ago. Absolutely Amazing ❤❤
Since 1948!!! I really don't understand.
Right?! The nearby Mount Rushmore is a lot smaller but took something like 15 years, so you'd think 75 years would be enough. Probably just really comes down to funding though. They seem to be in a better financial position now., so perhaps you and I will live to see it finished!
Yeah, in a thousand years when the Aliens land and people are gone they'll think its the face of one of our gods.
Yup, same for Rushmore and the handful of other statues of this size.
So my question is.... If its not government funded, who gave this guy permission to start carving away at the mountain? Does he own the land? Or was it approved by the government at the time?
Can't claim expertise on this, but my understanding is that it's privately owned land. As far as permission, my bet is that there just wasn't a rule against it or a required permit so they didn't need permission.
Needs government funding, look how fast other monuments were done. This is private.
That would certainly throw gasoline on the fire. Rushmore was done way more quickly and, although it's smaller, even if you scale up the time frame by size, this still could've been done long ago. I doubt we can expect that anytime soon though.
It's a tourist trap. The family will milk this along for decades. I was there 2005 and the only think that looks different is a new thumb. They rarely work on it throughout the warm months, and it just sits there the other 6 months of the year.
I was there in 88, there was nothing there then, just an outine, I have a picture somewhere of that, it's amazing to see this now.
What's CU go out there and make something 1/10 this size let's see how long it takes you...... A simple comment from somebody who's done nothing in their life 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
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- A family has been pretending to carve a 64 story Crazy Horse memorial out of a South Dakota mountain and making a very good living selling tacky souvenirs to ignorant tourists for 70 years.
@Ken-lp5zv all I know is a mountain dew call me how to fa/rt my way out of an elevator
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When it's complete what happens? Does ownership change? Doubtful. Wouldn't more tourists visit when completed? More money to be made so quite the incentive to actually finish? There is 0 federal money in this project so money needs to be raised somehow. Mount Rushmore can fit in his forehead! They are hand carving a mountain!! Take a step back, reflect a bit on your life's accomplishments and realize you are out of touch with reality. 🇺🇲
It will never be completed.
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that it'll get done eventually. Will you and I live to see it? I'm less confident about that.