Today we drove the wildlife loop in Custer State Park – the weather was a little cooler and we got an earlier start so we could see some of the animals. We saw tons of bison and several pronghorns. One large herd of bison was lying in a grassy area at the roadside, and we took several pics.
The wild burros were at the roadside begging for attention, so we had to open the windows and oblige. The prairie dog town was busy with the little critters, and they were barking and slapping their tails on the ground to warn of our presence.
We decided to hike a small loop trail in the prairie, and it was a good hike, though a little hot. Afterwards, we drove back by the area where the bison herd had been, and they were on the move headed to where we had just finished hiking. That would have been some hike if there were 100 bison walking around us!
Sam spotted a couple more birds for his list while we were there, too. After the hike, we went down to Wind Cave National Park and took a cave tour. It was a pretty long tour, and we enjoyed the hike in the cool cave. We saw a lot of one cave formation, labeled “boxwork” and found that 95% of boxwork in the world is located in this cave. Wind Cave is the fifth longest cave system in the world, and still has lots of unexplored territory.
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