Custer State Park May 12, 13, 14

Riding Confusion!

This had been our original Black Hills destination and indeed it is a wonderful park.  Our campsite is nestled in a pine forest.  When we arrived we were greeted by campground hosts (people who stay in the cgrounds for free for weeks at a time and kind of oversee things).  Mostly we never see these hosts but these people were very helpful with park info and most importantly going to each campsite to warn of impending bad weather.  More on that later.
We've had a wonderful time here.  We drove the wildlife drive and saw pronghorn, buffalo, wild burros, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs and mountain goats.  Pictures to follow.  We even had a buffalo saunter through the campground as we were eating breakfast! We took an after breakfast horseback ride through the hills that was great fun. Unlike my last horseback ride I managed to stay on the horse  for the entire ride!  We both enjoyed this ride!
Close by is the Crazy Horse Memorial, a stone carving of enormous size in the side of a mountain.  It was started in the 1940s by a crazy Polack (Korczak Kiolowski) and still under construction by his ten children. Really a great American story, Polish immigrant dedicating his life's work to honor Native Americans.

More to tell about this place but will try and post now while we still have cell service.