Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Yesterday we did a lot of driving, from Cody, WY to the SD border. Beautiful scenery the whole way. We made our campsite in the Black Hills National Forest. It was a nice spot, although there must have been a fire not too long ago – lots of burnt trees. Played games and explored the surrounding area.
This morning, we drove to Wind Cave, which was (obviously) a cave in SD. The guys went while Terri hung with Nugget. A gorgeous day, so the ‘girls’ didn’t mind not going below! The guys said it was pretty cool, though.
Took a trip through Custer State Park. Again, saw lots of wildlife – second largest publicly owned (that means YOU own them) buffalo herd (second to Yellowstone’s). Saw a lot of cows and their calves. There was also a herd of wild burros – descendants of burros that were used for rides, and then set free. They were pretty friendly for being ‘wild’ – in fact, they were pretty aggressive in their insistence for a treat!
Drove the Needles Highway out of Custer to Mt. Rushmore. Called as such because of all the needle-like stone spires all along it. Very dramatic, and the road is very narrow on much of it.
Mt. Rushmore was even more impressive than we thought it would be! It truly is a remarkable feat. If you are bored sometime, google it and see what was involved in carving this thing. They have a really nice museum there with lots of cool things from ‘back then’.
Got a hotel room in Rapid City for the night….headed home tomorrow.
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