Custer State Park (Needles Highway!) & Mammoth Site
......And the adventure continues! The next morning after sleeping at a KOA campground in Rapid City, SD, we drove out early to explore Custer State Park. Ahead of our trip, I read that if there is any state park in the United States that deserves to have National Park status, it is Custer State Park! After our time there, we all agree! Because animals are generally more active in the morning, we started our visit with the Wildlife Loop Road drive, which is a loop that takes about 50 minutes to drive. The name of the loop road definitely matches our experience - we saw antelope, bison, wild turkeys, and prairie dogs! My favorite was the antelope, which I learned is the fastest land animal in the United States, who knew?!? Brie's favorite by far was the prairie dogs, who actually do bark! Their bark is insanely cute, and they are all over the place. Everywhere you look are prairie dog holes with prairie dogs busy working! Brie's other favorite thing was using her binoculars! ...