2007/06/03
Off to the Black Hills and Custer
The town of Custer is about 125 miles from the Badlands National Park and it was our destination for today. We decided to drive the south highway and enjoyed some beautiful scenery as we skirted the south side of the badlands. As we neared the Black Hills, the scenery changed dramatically --- no more flat land with badlands thrown it but real hills with lots of granite, quartz and mica and lots of trees. Custer is a quaint town with lots of hotels and campgrounds in the area. A gentleman who is originally from northern Ontario owns the campground we’re staying at. Zaph needed to stretch his legs so we went for a walk around town and checked out the local sites.
We saw this critter just outside of the "badlands" --- interesting lawn ornament.
One of the old buildings in Custer.
It took a lot of cautious sniffing before Zaph would stand beside the Bison for his photo.
A park in downtown Custer, protected by the spirits of General Custer and Chief Sitting Bull.
A view of downtown Custer.
The Bison around town are painted --- this one tells the story of the effect of the train on the Bison herds.
Just in case you forget where you are there is a lighted sign on the hill behind town.
