Life with the Shirley Family

Life with the Shirley Family

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Bison, bison, and more bison!!

 



Our first day in Custer's state park and wow, just wow!!

We got on the Needles highway right away and the main things I can say about this road were that I was very glad to be driving a small car and I hoped I wouldn't have to drive it again!  (Unfortunately, this would not be our last time on this highway!).  The road was right on the edge of the mountain and there were one way tunnels to drive through...one of which was called the eye of the needle.  Again, very glad for a small car!  Some vehicles are too large to drive through this tunnel!

This was the Hood Tunnel.  One way, but not too tight.














The eye of the needle...which looks bigger than it was!



You can see the car coming out of the eye.  Very tight squeeze!

There were so many needles coming out of the mountains.  It was really a wonder to see!


We took a brief hike after we squeezed through the eye.  We hiked the Cathedral Spires.  It was about a 1.5 to 2 mile round trip hike that wasn't too difficult.  I needed to loosen up my legs for Saturday, not wear them out!  





Camden found a nice spot to sit and enjoy the surroundings.  It was nice to sit and enjoy the world that God has given us!
















We finished the hike and figured we needed to head back to Keystone for dinner and to get ready for bed and the next day's race.  But we got distracted by the wildlife loop and were so glad we drove it.  Dusk is a good time to see wildlife!

We had seen bison from a distance in the Badlands, but Camden was super excited to see two close up....and tried to take a selfie with them!





We then saw some deer!

But what was next was blew us away.....

We saw hundreds of bison!!!  It was incredible!
And Camden got his selfie!

















The bison kept coming from toward the road from the fields...coming and coming!








We finally were able to continue driving down the road!  We then headed to a pizza dinner in Keystone and back to the Powder House Lodge for a good night's sleep.  Saturday would be an early morning!


Camden spotted two Shelby Cobras in Keystone






Our lodging for our adventure in SD





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