We start with a photo of my favorite creature on the planet, the mountain goat. This was taken at Custer State Park.
This is also at Custer State Park. It is pretty rough going for some of these buses. At times they lower their shocks so they don't scrape the top of the tunnel. When I first reached this tunnel I had to follow (at about 1 mph) a mountain goat through it.
This was taken at Wind Cave National Park. The nutritious reddish soil is used as a mineral lick by the resident bisons.
This was also taken at Wind Cave National Park in the early morning.
This was taken at Wind Cave National Park under natural light. It is a flower known as a salsify. I was afraid this might be blurry since it was slightly windy, so I took another photo below.
This is the same flower taken with a flash. If anyone can explain the "color" of the flower please email me.
Although I tend to stay away from tourist traps, the trip to beautiful Mount Rushmore National Memorial was worth it.
This was taken along the Spearfish Canyon National Scenic Byway.