South Dakota

The drive from Ten Sleep Wy to GILLette ( not "jill ette") was very scenic through the Big Horn Mountains, actually most of Montana and Wyoming have been. The scenery changes almost at every bend in the road. The campground in Gillette was sorta iffy, but it was only for one night. The number of Harley's on the road, both coming away from and going to Sturgis is ever increasing.....what a site They really feel 500,000+ bikes are there. We arrived in Custer, South Dakota around noon. After lunch we started off on the Wildlife Loop through Custer State Park. In order to do so, it was necessary to drive through Custer and an estimated 1,000 bikes in town plus about that many in the park roads. We shared the road with them through the park and enjoyed feeding the "wild" donkeys. We also viewed deer (actually Pronghorns) and Buffalo. The campground today and tomorrow is wonderful , set in a pine woods. Here again we have about 75-100 bikes camping out......I must say, they are very friendly and try to keep the noise level down. Tomorrow it's off to Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monuments.


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