Plan change

It was 62 degrees in the rig when we woke up this morning. Talk about a warm night. The morning was absolutely beautiful.

We decided that today's adventure would be a visit to Wind Cave NP. We got there just in time for the 10:30 tour when the ranger asked us if we had any jackets as the cave is 53 degrees. Oops! I had thought about that before we left but then walked off without a jacket. As the tour is an hour and a quarter, we decided we would return another day. So, to make lemonade out of lemons, we took Highway 87 back towards Custer - beautiful drive. This road meanders through Custer State Park without having to take the Wildlife Loop. We saw a lot of bison, deer, and pronghorn. We even had a close encounter with a seemingly irritated bison who crossed the road in front of us. We weren't sure if when we passed him, he wouldn't charge us. He seemed very irritable . . . that was the first time we've had some concerns about getting so close to one.

By the time we got home, the wind had picked up, the clouds were moving in and the temperature dropped. We tried sitting outside for a while but it got too cold whenever the sun went behind the clouds which was most of the time. By the time I went up to the office to visit around 4 p.m., it started to sprinkle which then turned in to more serious rain.

Watched the finale of Idol and was happy with the outcome although I was surprised. No sense feeling bad for Adam Lambert as he will have quite the career ahead of him.

We were jolted awake at 1:15 with the thunderous clap of thunder. Talk about a rude awakening. The lightning and thunder show went on for a half hour or so and then the rest of the night was peaceful.