Sunday we got up fairly early and drove down to Custer, SD then on out to Custer State Park. We took the Wildlife loop counterclockwise, starting out in the mountainous area then down throught foothills into the prairie. Herds of Pronghorn Antelope were grazing everywhere that we cared to look. Down into the southern part of the loop, around the praiie dog town, a herd of donkeys were gathered around the tourists, especially the children, begging treats. On up the east side of the loop we went off pavement to drive the dirt road over to the buffalo corrals, where the rangers round up the herd and sell what they can't maintain in the park. The herd was just coming up over a hill and wandered across the road in front of and behind us, then on off to graze in other areas. I counted over 100 in this herd, and more were a little way off grazing separately.
Back in the town of Custer we had lunch at a small cafe and bought doughnuts to go. We were told about "grandma"'s Pie bakery so drove over and bought a large Strawberry/Rhubarb to take home with us for after dinner. Actually, it lasted a couple of nights.
Monday we drove up to Deadwood, SD and went up to St. Moriah Cemetary to view "Wild Bill's" grave and the other stones throughout the park. The view over the town from the top of the hill was amazing. Down to walk the streets and have lunch to a live country singer. The Ford Model T club was having a major rally in Rapid City and were spreading out throughout the area. We ran into literally, hundreds of them in the Hill City area and even out into the Badlands later.
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