Base camp for a couple of days in Belle Fourche to visit the area. We camped by the river, kinda. The climb to Mt Rushmore took my breath away. It was quite high up, and at the time I didn't realize there was so much more of this to come.
We then entered Custer state park and Needles highway. Right after we paid to get into the park we stopped at a gift shop. There was this great lake that we hiked around. We walked through a very narrow tunnel, found a great waterfall, and climbed hills that sparkled like diamonds. I could just see in my imagination a tribe of Native's walking this same path...and you could almost hear them whisper in the wind.
On Needles the tunnels were very narrow. You'd come around a corner and everything just dropped away. Once at the top, were took the Wilderness loop and saw many different types of wildlife. The bison were up close and personal...and a little intimidating. I was impressed with the critters, not the hairpin turns. I can't wait for Bear tooth pass (sarcastic thought here). I'm getting the jitters just thinking about it. Ok, off to Sturgis.
Beautiful pitures babe! Thanks for sharing, miss you!
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