A photo story

Crazy Horse Memorial

I stopped at Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota in July 2026 and zoomed in on the face carved into the mountain. The profile stands out against the sky, with the forehead, nose, and chin cut out of the rock, and everything below it still rough and unfinished. It was early evening, around 77, with gray clouds and a bit of drizzle around.

There's a railing running along the flat ledge in front of the face, with a small orange structure out at the end. Zoomed in like this, the scale is hard to read until you notice that railing.

Day before: A lake and a trail in the Black Hills