Saturday, August 1, 2015 A drive to Our Lady of the Rockies
All that was on our agenda today was to take a bus ride to
Our Lady of the Rockies Statue. This is
a 90 foot statue done in the likeness of Mary, Mother of Jesus. She sits at 8510 feet above sea level
overlooking Butte, Montana. She is also
on top of the Continental Divide. The
bus ride had a lot to be desired but all 35 of us made it in one piece. They are working on getting a tram to go up
to the statue in the near future which in my opinion is a plus. The history of
the building of her and putting her on top of this mountain were very
interesting. It also took them 6 years
to build but they did a wonderful job.
She is almost as tall as the Statue of Liberty which stands at 111 feet.
Happy Birthday, Pat B!!
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| Our first look at the statue from Butte |
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| The working mine taken from top of mountain |
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| Butte from the top |
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| Our Lady of the Rockies |
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| Back of her with the the bus as comparison |
Well Known Women on the Chapel Wall
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| The Chapel |
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| Final look at Our Lady |
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