Custer, SD - pictures to share

We decided that we would take one of our favorite drives - Iron Mountain Road. We stopped at the store to pick up a bag of carrots in case we run across the wild burros. Then we stopped to buy our annual pass for Custer State Park. As we were headed to Iron Mountain Road, we came across these three bison just meandering down the road. It is a sight that we just don't ever get tired seeing.

Here are a couple of burros that are waiting expectantly. Got food?

We got real up close and personal with several of the burros. They love carrots (err any food) and take them so gently and they don't hesitate to stick their heads far in to vehicles.

We were surrounded by burros when some cars pulled up. As we were out of carrots, they turned their attention to the woman taking pictures. They certainly aren't shy.

Once we got past the burros, there are three tunnels on Iron Mountain Road that perfectly frame the majesty of Mt. Rushmore. It really is a thrill and another sight that never gets old.

Here is a shot of Horsethief Lake that is close to Mt. Rushmore. This is one of the lakes that we will paddle once it warms up.

Here is a shot of our site at Fort Welikit from the east.
Another shot of our site from the west.

John was out walking around and got this shot of some white-tail deer. I love their tails and their run is almost a rocking motion.

Here is a collage of shots of what Fort Welikit campground looks like.

We had another workkamper couple (Faye and Marshall) arrive today. Marshall had quite a difficult time getting into his site. Luckily, Horace (our workkamper neighbor) was a former truck driver and got him in his site like a pro. It was quite impressive and both Faye and Marshall were very grateful for the assistance. Later, John and I sat out with Horace and Lavinia at their site and chatted before it got to be dinner time. Horace and Lavinia have only been married for a year and a half. Horace has been fulltiming for six years and Lavinia since they've been married.

We had a another rain storm this evening. Can't complain if it wants to rain at night as long as the days are nice.