July 15,2008 Custer State Park

Today we are taking the wildlife loop in Custer State Park. Our first stop will be the State Game Lodge. This lodge was known as the lodge of the Presidents. Calvin Coolidge used this as a 2nd White house and Eisenhower also stayed here. Next we're off to see some wildlife. We're hoping to get lucky and see lots of different animals. First we came to a stop on the road when the bison decided to wander down the road. They'll move in there own time. Here's a bison up close and personal. We got to see lots of proghorn and watched them for some time.Their such pretty animal

On our drive we came to Wind Cave.Wind Cave is the 4th largest cave in the world with 119 miles of boxwork,frost work and popcorn formations. They have 5 different tours to choose from and last from 1 hour to 4 hours. We took one of the tours that lasted 1-1/2 hours. Here's some photos inside the cave.


It's been a long day and a most enjoyable one,but were ready to call it a day and head back to camp.