1st Custer SP and Mt Rushmore trip this Year

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1st Custer SP and Mt Rushmore trip this Year

Postby Bethers » Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:03 pm

What a great day. Plans are meant to be changed/broken... And today that was perfect. Marnie (one of the workampers) and I took a trip to Custer State Park first.
1st buffalo sighting:
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1st big horn sheep sighting:
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1st baby buffalo sighting:
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The donkeys were just released back into the park Thursday. Thanks to 4 donated back to the park from the same stock, there are currently 8 in the fields. One female donated back is pregnant and one donated donkey is a male, so hopefully some others might have babies yet this season.
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Look closely. There are 4 babies in this pic!
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We also saw Pronghorns and white tail deer in the park.

After a lunch break in Custer we headed to Mt. Rushmore.
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Goats have an area near Mt Rushmore they are known to hang out. We checked it out before entering. We looked in that direction leaving and almost missed this guy to or immediate left right at the exit.
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It was a fabulous day.
Beth
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Re: 1st Custer SP and Mt Rushmore trip this Year

Postby monik7 » Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:20 pm

What a beautiful day you had for your first visit of the year. Great animal sightings.
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Re: 1st Custer SP and Mt Rushmore trip this Year

Postby Queen » Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:53 pm

Sounds wonderful! Sure hope to see that area soon.
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Re: 1st Custer SP and Mt Rushmore trip this Year

Postby BarbaraRose » Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:34 pm

Looks like things are returning to normal after the fires. Glad most of the larger animals survived. You got to see quite a few of them today!
Barbie, Romeow, and Sophie, missing Lola! (and lots of ferrets running around in my heart!)

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Re: 1st Custer SP and Mt Rushmore trip this Year

Postby snowball » Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:35 pm

Looks like a great day in the park...when mom and I went we must have taken the wrong
road...we saw something we couldn't identify and the burro's
as I recall that was about it...so color me green :lol:
glad it was a great day
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Re: 1st Custer SP and Mt Rushmore trip this Year

Postby Colliemom » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:08 am

Great pics. Nature is returning nicely after the fires. Wish I were there to see the babies. Great news on the burros too.
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