Day 21 Up Close and Personal Bison Encounter

Hot Springs, SD to Rapid City SD.  Actual ride is modified but I'm not skilled enough to churn out a new map while on the road.  The guys will travel a more direct route to Rapid City.  They will still go through Custer National Park but they won't go by Mount Rushmore.  Saving Rushmore for tomorrow when we can all do it together.

Life without gps truly is not good.  Yesterday our rooms weren't ready at check in.  So, we decided to go to Wind Cave National Park.  My phone hasn't received a signal strong enough for data in the past 48 hours.  We went armed with a good old fashioned map and directions from the hotel.  We went in exactly the opposite direction.  Today, we got to Rapid City which was closed tighter than a drum.  The guys called and strongly suggested we visit Wind Cave.  So, we turned around.  We made it to Wind Cave Visitor Center but from there went in exactly the wrong direction again.  The good news is that today the girls saw buffalo, prairie dogs and antelope.  Wildlife count: Girls = 3

prairie dogs are so cute and they bark

Wildlife count: Boys = 3.  However, they had more up close adventures and got some video.  These are must play videos.