TWO "MAMMOTH" ADVENTURES

 

There's me on the far left.  I was in Hot Springs, SD.  That's a "fur" piece from Lafayette.  This ole girl's seeing some cool stuff.  I've met new friends from California, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas.

 

OK, Folks...these are the real things...Mammoth bones...Holy Cow, oops, I mean Mammoth!

Dave's listening to the information about the mammoths.

That's a biggie!!!  "Dem bones gonna rise again!"

This is the big guy, himself...Dr. Larry Agenbroad...a real mammoth scientist!  I bet there are not many of those.

 

Now for a look at a "mammoth" monument....Crazy Horse.  This monument is located near Hill City, SD

V and D looking good at the base of Crazy Horse.

 

This is a model of what the finished monument will look like.  Look real close and you will see the real thing in the background.

The Black Hills of South Dakota have so much history.  When we arrived in Hot Springs, I could feel it in the air.  We were going to see something BIG. 

Being a part of the VAC (Vintage Airstream Club) Caravan is so awesome.  Every day I get to visit with my new friends while Vannie and Dave tour the area.  Then in the afternoon, they return with great stories to tell.

This day was no exception.  Two “Mammoth” Adventures!!!  Who knew???  V and D were part of a behind the scenes tour of The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs.  Dr. Larry Agenbroad, world-wide recognized scientist and avid mammoth hunter, led the tour.  The leader of the caravan, Jim and Chris, had arranged  for the tour…even they had not realized that Dr. Agenbroad, himself, was going to be their guide.  There have been 50 plus Columbian mammoths found and 3 Wooly mammoths.  Dave said that was one “wooly bugger” of an adventure!

The next “Mammoth” adventure was to visit the Crazy Horse Memorial.  Crazy Horse is not a mammoth, as in animal, he is just as big as all get out.  After Mt. Rushmore was created, a member of the Lakota tribe in South Dakota approached Korcak Ziolkowski, a sculptor, to create a memorial in the mountain for their people.  Ziolkowski accepted the challenge.  It was begun in 1948 and is still a work in progress.  Vannie said that Crazy Horse's head is 27 feet taller than the heads of Mr. Rushmore.  Now, that makes a statement!  Powerful!  Oh...and when you are trying to say the sculptor's name...please try not to spit on anybody...Thanks...I'm still practicing (in private, of course).