Crazy Horse Memorial in 4K

See aerial video of the Crazy Horse Memorial up close and personal. Located in the South Dakota Black Hills, near Mt Rushmore. When visiting South Dakota, this memorial is must do trip, good for a half day to see it in person. Then take the other half day and drive nearby Hwy 87 to see Sylvan Lake and drive the Needles Highway to Custer State Park. There is a lot to see and do in South Dakota.
Captured with a Mavic2Zoom drone.
Music title: Ceremony, by Scott Lee Cupp, licensed from Storyblocks.com

[@davidtoowavyy776]

it’s crazy that none of us will ever see it fully finished

[@rich4050]

I was just thinking I'm 27 and if i have kids they might not even get to see it finished it would be great grand kids you know in a 100 yrs.

[@ryangraham71]

Well possibly well have faster technology in a few years which should shorten the time frame they are also not accepting government money which if they ever decided to would also help speed it along

[@UnfocusedKnight111]

I will because i’m 12 and i’m thinking it’ll probably be finished in 2030 or 2040.

[@raymorley8241]

It is an amazing project but at the current rate of construction my 3 year old grand daughter will probably never see it completed.

[@LordLoMR2]

Yeah they are too busy collecting the millions of dollars they make already from the tourism. No reason to complete it if people continue to pay full price to see an incomplete project. Lol

[@hannahswheelieawesome]

well..it's a really really really big statue and they don't have slaves available by the thousands to make the work go faster.

[@richardwarren7492]

@@LordLoMR2 Thanks for showing us you don't have a damn clue. Rushmore took 14 years to finish. Using 400 men. !n 1925 dollars Rushmore funding was 989,000 dollars. Today, just figuring inflation, 14,243,747.54, wages then averaged 8.00 per hour for those men (yes they made huge money for those times) In 1998 Rushmore was renovate for a paltry 58 million dollars. You are also excluding what it cost to build the center, keep it open, maintain it and other ancillary costs. Completion? Rushmore took 14 years yet the carving took only 5. Why? Waiting - weather. Is there controversy - yes but there was controversy for Rushmore and even the stature of liberty. Also this monument is 4 times the size of Rushmore and only 4 to 10 people are working on it mostly.

[@dakotaboy2209]

Remember it's in 3d . THE Horse's head is bigger than MT RUSHMORE.

[@x8423]

I was there in 1975... hasn't changed much!

[@E-2.71]

Can relate I was there in 1975, also, it was a thrilling event. There was a long car line to get to the parking lot that summer!

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

As much as I love those four Presidents, I like the Crazy Horse Memorial way more than Mt. Rushmore, especially since I know the truth about it.

[@chrisiannuzzo6896]

Hi all. I normally don't really comment much on KZbin but I kind of felt I should on this one. I was in South Dakota the weekend after Thanksgiving 2021. I primarily visited "SD" for the numerous parks, Deadwood (really nice), and of course Mount Rushmore. On my last full day I went to Crazy Horse totally unexpectedly! I saw signs on the highway and just figured I'd check it out. I can't emphasize what a great decision it was! Crazy Horse is a MUST SEE in South Dakota. A much nicer site than Rushmore. The museum, theater, gift shop, and restaurant all very nice. I'll just end by saying that I was told if I return in 10 years (2031), the arm and hand MAY BE finished!

[@newpster]

Thanks Tom. I never got to see it like this. Only from the side of the road 40 years ago.

[@timothywillis8883]

Cool video!

[@sharonpainter7809]

Finished or not what an awesome carving, hopefully it will get completed.

[@andrewthomas7654]

Nice aerial view....good work!!!!!

[@theglenlivet12]

Ahhh!! I was out there last summer and figured you couldn’t fly around it like Mt Rushmore! Turns out you definitely can. Guess it’s time for another trip

[@sheiladaniels9552]

To the people who say they were there 20 years ago and nothing has changed, are insane! We were there in the Fall of 2019, and I can definitely see a lot of changes in less than 3 years!

[@sovietdoge9251]

I'll be dead unless I wanna get a world record for living the longest

[@richardbailey9938]

The monument will be a continuous reminder of where the Lakota and Dakota lands are. "Where my dead lie buried"

[@markjones2349]

I was there probably 15 years ago and it looks like no progress has been made whatsoever.

[@hannahswheelieawesome]

clearly if you look at the photos there has been progress made

[@barryjacobs8524]

monumental achievement. Just leave it at that.

[@judithdemers9352]

fantastic

[@pauljodi2202]

When passing through South Dakota a few years ago, I stopped at this memorial and spent a few hours taking it all in. Did the bus tour, bought a few things in the shop and most definitely will be back. Mount Rushmore can kiss my ass.

[@whiteeaglehodges45]

Notice how the rock beside the head has the same weathering ,and look at what the newly exposed rock looks like,they have been destroying the MT for seventy years

[@realmccoy9597]

I'll be back in 100 years and it better be done!

[@BixbyConsequence]

Thanks for the video! May I suggest narrating things like this so people don't have to stop looking at the beautiful videography to read captions?

[@thebigfarter]

An unfortunate history

[@TZ208]

Crazy Horse Memorial will be ready before Star Citizen

[@omarguzman678]

Crazy horse💪💪💪💪

[@AdamAndAshlyn]

Well this drone flight was definitely illegal (and very dangerous with how many helicopter tour go past the carving)

[@jessvale8365]

I hate to tell you the truth it does not look like crazy horse. It sort of looks like. The face is different. Maybe they did not finish the face.

[@nartron3000]

The pyramids of Giza took 10 years and some change guys, come on…

[@ethanolsampsonite7407]

And 100,000 more men....

[@nartron3000]

@@ethanolsampsonite7407 proof?

[@DS-lk3tx]

Plus aliens.

[@SR-zc6lk]

They should just accept the government money and get this project complete. Not sure what strings would be attached, but at this rate, it won’t ever get finished.

[@DS-lk3tx]

There basically are no strings. The deal is done and they won't accept the money because they didn't accept the deal to begin with.

[@barryjacobs8524]

I think the face is magnificent, I would just finish the top of his head and leave it at that. If it was started in 1948 and that’s as far as they have got, that is a mo I achievement.

[@brandonclark513]

Probably never be finished

[@crg233]

Nice look at the monument. Every year there are two volksmarches and you can hike up to the top. I did it in 1990 and it was a blast. The next two dates are Oct. 1, 2023 and June 1, 2024.

[@janetrickwood2484]

I'm not sure if I'm amazed or appalled. It's certainly notable. I hope the people who lived on the land for such a long time are comfortable with what, to me, is a bit of a graffiti en masse.

[@AdamAndAshlyn]

As will most things, there’s mixed opinions. But it’s important to remember that it was Lakota Chiefs that asked the sculptor to do this

[@mgabrysSF]

Oof - if they estimate 100 years to complete - from 1948 - they better shake a leg to get it done in 26 years.

[@dakotaboy2209]

They have less than 40 people working for seven months on the

[@user-qx6jp4cn1s]

Let's get rid of the faces of American massacre and remember the faces of people who lived on the continent.

[@DS-lk3tx]

Don't be mad at the winners. Even if you happen to be the loser. Maybe build your own at a faster pace? Maybe take those billions sitting in that account? Can you name another conquering force that treated the inferior civilization by reviving it and giving it its own territories and tons of money? 😆 🤣 😂

[@Brian_P]

The sculptures must just go up there and get drunk and talk about work 😂

[@drewsquickfix]

Lol this project is like out highways being worked on ...... 1 guy working 10 guys watching. 1 contractor who doesn't work weekends , 9am- 5pm only. Can't work in rain and snow. So only about 120 days of work a year 7 hours a day. ha ha what's wrong with our crews who build roads . Lol same.as this crew building the monument.

[@omardawkins3178]

Sculpted on the nose of a dead petrified titan

[@dakotaboy2209]

They have about 40 workers for seven months working on the sp

[@drewsquickfix]

Good video, but I personally think it's egomaniacal to put anyone's face on a mountain and destroy the beautiful scenery. This was just someone's ego who wanted to out do mt rushmore. Terrible to destroy nature in this way for a tourist attraction. Any one agree? Jist build a statue. Don't deface a mountain. That's like a graffiti artist painting a mountain red!!!

[@TheRockyBurning]

120,000 years of history, gone in 500 years. This way, we can remember native people forever. The Lakota people who own the lad and have for thousands of years, wanted this.

[@kennetharnold8705]

This is effectively private property. You can't do anything about it. Mount Rushmore on the other hand, you can start a campaign to have the faces removed and carve the mountain back into a natural looking landscape.

[@drewsquickfix]

@@kennetharnold8705 well that's not entorely true even on indian land zoning ordinances and laws can be enforced. The only reason they got casinos is they went to a federal court to get permissions based on it previously being indian land.

[@BixbyConsequence]

We're not about to run out of mountains.

[@drewsquickfix]

@@BixbyConsequence well we can't exactly make more mountains takes millions of years

[@eugenesant9015]

Crazy Horse couldn't carry Custer's jockstrap.

[@fighterck6241]

The idiot who got himself killed?

[@poopedonyourchest799]

It will never be done. Tourist trap

[@TomSpurlock]

Sad, but true. It's going very slow.

[@Mchitman1]

they did say 100 yrs. so...

[@101perspective]

@@Mchitman1 Well, actually they said 30 years back in 1948. Now 73 years later they apparently are saying 100 MORE years. I suspect in 100 years they will still be 100 years from completion. However, as long as they are getting money from visitors they are bound to eventually finish it... even if they only remove a bucket's worth of material each year. I suspect though that they would finish it 10 times faster if they simply let each visitor chisel off a hand full.