8-10-17 (Day 10 - Custer State Park and Needles Highway)

It was cold, cloudy, and in the low 60's riding today.  We listened, to classic rock riding through the country.  I thoroughly enjoyed singing along with the 80's songs.  It's a good thing the rumbling drowned me out so no one else had to hear me sing.

We went a short distance from the campground to Custer State Park and rode the Wildlife Loop.  The wildlife were scarce.  We saw lots of birds, prairie dogs, burros, and finally on the last mile of the loop, saw a few buffalo.  A little disappointing but still a pretty ride.

We puttered on to Needles Highway, pulling over to let the ones in a hurry go on by so we could take our time and enjoy the scenery.  We saw a few more buffalo,  one turkey, and several mountain goats. We stopped for a break at one of the overlooks and got our picture taken with some Italian bikers.  The next stop was The Eye of the Needle and it was as spectacular as before when we were here.

We came back through Mount Rushmore and Keystone, then took Highway 40 back to camp.  We saw a lot of deer on Highway 40 grazing in the fields.  Another peaceful ride.

We made a quick trip to Wally World, fueled up the truck, loaded Amber, and are pulling out heading North tomorrow.

                                                           Plenty of bikes in Rapid City also

I made a good ole' pot of chili tonight.  We sat by the campfire and could see the movie  on the drive in theater screen in the nearby field.  Campfires in August and Drive In Movie theaters are a rarity down South.

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