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Devils tower and the Black Hills

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We stopped at Devils Tower National Monument and walked around the base. We then drove on to Rapid City, SD. Fri: The road lead to Custer, SD, and to Custer State Park. I wanted to climb Harney Peak, the highest point in SD. The round trip took about 4 hours and covered about 6 miles. It passed through some very beautiful country. A former forest service lookout tower was built on the peak as a CCC project. We returned to the bottom just as it began to rain and hail. View from the lookout tower at the top of Harney Peak, highest point in S. Dak I secured a camp site in the park. We were all three exhausted (Yes, Riley was allowed on the trails at the state park.) but Riley soon found his second wind. Sat: We visited the Crazy Horse Memorial mountain. It is a very impressive undertaking and I highly reccommend it for anyone. Crazy Horse from the visitors center.

The Noble Buffalo

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Bison (Bufffalo) in Yellowstone. American Buffalo with our favorite patriot. Custer, SD. Buffalo on LSD, Custer SD.

Coal Mine

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Coal truck to haul coal from the mine to the crusher. I could use one of these in certain parking lots. I'll bet i get fewer door dings. View of the 80 to 120 foot coal seam from the rim of the open pit mine near Gillette, WY