On to Crazy Horse. Bill in front of large model used to transfer measurements to mountain; Bill at museum center in front of mountain; A little closer view. Visible progress since we were here 3 years ago -- completed work ramps all the way up, removed stone to start blocking horse head, started work on hand. More millions of tons of rock removed. Progress is slow because 1) they're carving a MOUNTAIN; 2) mountain is not one solid rock and work has to proceed very deliberately for safety and to fit the sculpture into the mountain and 3) as the father of today's sculptors said, "don't blast off anything you might want to stand on later". It's a really remarkable story of an artist who had a dream and devoted his life to it -- and his family who are continuing his work. It will be the largest sculpture in the world when completed; it's already visible for miles and miles. The face is 80 feet high, the pointing finger they're currently working on is over 29 feet long. The horse's head will be 219 feet high. Faces on Mount Rushmore are 60 feet high. I'm just saying.
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