Custer State Park has a reputation of being one of the finest parks in the country. Its rep is well deserved. It had advantages starting out foremost being the landscape, rugged rocky hills, extensive grasslands, forests, and water. Then they protected or added bison, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and numerous other critters. There are supposed to be big-horn sheep and mountain goats, although we have yet to see them. We did see our first badger in the wild. There are plenty of birds.
Sorry, I forgot to mention burros.
The father of a friend of mine served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s. This remained with me and has led me to seek out their construction projects. There are examples in the Black Hills and one is this fire tower on Mount Coolidge.
From here you can see a long long way.
I so enjoy following your land voyages! Hope you have a great summer and keep the travelogues coming :-) LG
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