South Dakota, Here We Come!

We left our friends in Bozeman, early--7:30 am. Mary had freshly baked pumpkin muffins so we decided our coffee and the muffins would serve for breakfast. Soon we were on our way. Five-hundred miles.

 It was a cool, clear, fall day with pale blue skies and scattered clouds. As the miles flew by at seventy miles per hour, the topography changed from barren hills, to tree laden ones, and back to barren, golden hills with huge chunks of rocks throughout. 

We stopped at the Little Bighorn Battlefield. It's very moving to see white markers sprinkled throughout the five square miles. The white marker meant someone died in that spot. 

US Cavalry Soldier's Grave

Here we are in front of the Custer Monument

Soon, we drove into Wyoming, through the upper NE corner of the state. So pretty and diverse.

Soon, we were in South Dakota. We saw a sign warning us there might be bighorn sheep. Sure enough, just around the corner, there they were.

Big horned Sheep

Bison, too

I love horses in the fields. There were many.

We're staying at Beaver Lake Campground and it is nice! Beautiful, quiet, with lots of pines. 

We've finished dinner and plan to head on over to Crazy Horse Monument as well as Mount Rushmore tomorrow morning. Then we'll cross South Dakota and stay on the eastern end: Sioux Falls.  

See you tomorrow....