We set out early the morning we went to see Mt Rushmore. We were armed with a map of the area, and worked out a circular route that would take in the national memorial at Mt Rushmore, the Custer State Park and the Needle Highway – and the way home would take us past the beautiful Sylvan Lake.
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Going back down the mountain, we arrived at the entrance to the Custer State Park, and decided to take the “animal loop”, where, we were told, there are buffalo, deer and wild donkeys that beg for food! We had just about given up hope of seeing anything – we had only spotted two deer in the distance – when we rounded a corner to find a row of cars stopped in the road. And there were the donkeys,
standing in the road, reluctant to move, and literally harassing the motorists! It took us quite some time to get past them, as they had no intention of giving way to the cars at all!
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A few miles further along the road we at
last came upon the buffalo herd – what huge, ungainly creatures they are, and also totally undaunted by the attention of the passing traffic. We were delighted that we had seen them, and took some good photos before moving on.
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We arrived back at our campsite that evening tired and sunburned, but well pleased with an outstanding day of sightseeing and exploring!
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