Saturday, August 29, 2009

August 29 - Custer State Park drive, SD




Barb - We selected a "curvy" road or two today (NOT to be driven in an RV but the Jeep instead!) to see the natural sights of the Black Hills National Forest and Custer State Park. We decided to forego the $10 parking fee at Mount Rushmore and really enjoyed the drive on the Norbeck Byway and Wildlife Loop Road - saw Mount Rushmore from a tunnel view and enjoyed waiting on the road for bison, mules, and pronghorn to cross!

Ed - We left the RV at 10:00 to drive the 100 mile Needles highway, 6 hours later we returned home. I do not think there is a straight section longer than 200 yards on the highway. There are 6 pigtail bridges that are very interesting. These bridges can curve as much as 180 degrees while either raising or declining. There is nothing square, flat or staight on the bridges. Watching the wild aminals was also interesting since most were standing in the center of the highway.

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