Econo Lodge Rapid City

We have not had much luck with the weather here in South Dakota. It seems that Mother Nature has decided to skip Autumn and to instead go directly to Winter. We wanted to take the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway while we were here and decided to give it a try today. We had driven this route during our visit two years ago and it is by far one ...

... news in all this is that we were able to pickup the local PBS station on our antennea so we were able to watch the entire Ken Burns series on the National Parks. It was fascinating and and we hope you got to watch it as well. If not I'm sure it will be on again and again!!

The forecast for the upcoming week is for a couple ...

... the difference in the pictures since this friend was actually a part of the round up.

We've also included a link to the state park and this annual event. It is definately something everyone should plan on attending at least once - it is truly a unique experience.

http://www.sdgfp.inf o/Parks/Regions/Custer/round.htm

... sides are fluted columns. The columns were formed when layers eroded from around a volcanic base.

( Devil’s Tower is located in a distinct branch of the Black Hills known as the Bear Lodge District. The plains along the western foothills of the Black Hills are home to herds of pronghorn antelope. The Tower was proclaimed the nation’s first monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.



The Tower is a solitary stump shaped ...

... sulptor Ziolkowski in 1948. His family continues the work today. Currently it only consist of Crazy Horse's nine story-high face, which the entire Mt. Rushmore monument fits within. It truly will be astounding when finished, as it will show him riding his horse, and will stand 563 ft. high and 646 feet long ---- all carved in the round. Amazing! A North ...

... however, today, one of theWolves decided to be in hunting mode, and somehow got into the Elk enclosure. Normally, this would have proved a deadly situation for the Elk, but one lone wolf, against an angry elk bull, with huge antlers , it made a very different story today, and a very interesting watch for the kiwis in the RV. (I don't think the ranger on the bike, who was trying to sort it all out, was too ...

... in the distance and the winds were pretty strong so we were anxious to leave the park (still no goat!) but by then we had driven so far into it, it was a trek back to Rapid City. As we pulled into our hotel at about 7:15pm and saw a rainbow! Everything was good again (even thought it would have been better had we seen a Rocky Mountain Goat). OK. Off to bed now. Long day along windy mountain roads again tomorrow when we got to Wyoming!

... i nord og bølgende prærielandskab i syd. Vi var så heldige at se store horder af vilde bisonokser (der bevæger sig fuldstændig frit rundt i parken, som er temmelig stor; Knuthenborg go home) - også kaldet buffalos, denne gang really close. Det var parringstid for bisonokserne, da vi besøgte dem, og her skal man altså ikke komme i vejen. Vi oplevede, en tyr jagte en hun og dens kalv i fuld ...

... were second time lucky because until recently the mothers stayed hidden out of the way in the forest while their young grew up a little). They all crossed the road very close to us onto a pasture next to us >> and we got loads of pictures and movies for your delectation. We drove on to the Needles route to see the "eye of the needle" - which is where a huge rock formation has split down the middle and with a little extra tunnel ...