Mount Rushmore taken from the "Iron Road" Scenic byway

"Wild" Burros

The Needles

Tunnel on "The Needles" Scenic Drive

Sun, 6/8/08

Black Hills, SD: Pretty cold last night. But this morning dawned sunny, but cold. We had a fire in the morning and then decided to drive some of the scenic routes in the area. The first one was the Iron Road which wound around up the mountain with several really neat tunnels. Couldn’t drive very fast because there were hairpin turns everywhere. Then we drove the wildlife loop through Custer State Park. They have one of the largest bison herds in the country. Also saw lots of prong horned antelope and prairie dogs. But the cutest were the burrows that live in the park. They’ll come up and eat out of your hand. So Cute. Then we continued on and drove the needles road which went through some amazing rock formations. We ate lunch at an amazing German restaurant (Oma’s Café) in Keystone, SD. Wonderful food. Didn’t get home until 6:30. Tired.