Spent a night in Custer SD. They had painted bison statues, a giant wooden bison, and an abundance of rock shops.
These hills are FULL of rose quartz.
The Purple Pie Place indeed has amazing pies.
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Drove through Custer State Park. The visitor center had a great arial photo of the Black Hills, a detailed bison skeleton and a stuffed mountain lion and big horned sheep.
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Found the bison herd on the wildlife loop!!!
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Was so excited for my first visit to Wind Cave.
We did a candlelight tour which went deep into the cave carrying LED “candles” into the unlit areas deep in the cave. It took about 2 hours and went about 250ft underground.
It was amazing and invigorating.
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Camped in the Black Hills and had a lovely fire. 🔥
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