In a post entitled "Wildlife Loop" you'd expect to find a photo of a pronghorn...
...or pronghorns (plural).
You would expect to see pictures of buffalo.
And maybe I'd throw in a picture of a sunset.
So, would it surprise you to learn that the only photo taken on the actual Wildlife Loop was the sunset?
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Last night we elected not to do the Custer State Park's wildlife caravan on account of rain. So, after I'd relaxed, eaten, and recovered from my wild caving adventure, we decided to join the caravan tonight.
Custer State Park shares its southern border with Wind Cave National Park. So we drove north through the prairie. We encountered tons of wildlife. Pronghorns, white tail deer, mule deer, and prairie dogs. We also saw our first buffalo sitting beside the road. Then, just a few miles down the road, we saw another one. We were excited to get up to the Visitor's Center and join the caravan for the Wildlife Loop. There was no telling what we were about to see.
Alas, the anticipation was better than the actual result. We chased rumors of the location of the buffalo herd all evening. There was one exhilarating moment at the end, though. The sun had already set, and the caravan slowed in front of a stand of trees at the base of a hill. Elk! They're quite elusive here. It was too dark to take pictures, but we watched them for several minutes.
What an excellent Day 6!
