Sound of Thunder

Believe it our not we got out of bed and on the road before 7 a.m. this morning. You're probably asking, Why? It was Buffalo Roundup today! Custer State Park rounds up their herd of buffalo every year at this time. We had to be at the Park before the round up started because they close the roads leading in. Some of us just couldn't handle the sitting around waiting for the herd to appear.

I guess the excitement wasn't enough to keep her up and the warm sun felt good in the early morning chill.

Soon, we saw a cloud of dust in the distance and slowly they started to make their way over the hills toward us. As they got closer the excitement in the crowd became audible. Once they were closer you could hear thousands of buffalo pounding the tundra. The musky smell soon followed as they passed by the fence several feet from us. An amazing sight to be witness to.

Once all the buffalo were in their pens the show was over and we decided to go over to the city of Custer and have lunch. A small town of less than 2,000 people call it home. After a good lunch that consisted of BBQ Buffalo Ribs, which was very good, we headed off to explore.

We drove Needles Highway that takes you through the Pine Forest and through tight tunnels that even in the Pick Up it felt as if you would get stuck.

A walk around Sylvan Lake revealed hidden waterfalls embedded in the rock.

Tuesday morning we are on the road again as we continue our journey east. Lets hope the weather continues to stay warm.