6.24.15
What did the daddy buffalo say to his kid? Bye son.
How do bison sleep at night? In the buff.
Do these make you want to burro your head? Because I could be here all day.
We're two for two sleeping through storms in a tent. Last night's, however, was just rain, lightning, and thunder, no wind. Plus we are at the bottom of a hill and surrounded by trees. Yesterday we checked into Custer State Park and pitched camp. We are located right next to a babbling brook. I kid you not, it babbles. It makes a great white noise. No major mishaps last night except for Alex got freaked out and puked and mom and my air mattress deflated.
Whilst trying to exit the campground, we ran into a herd of bison. There had to be 75-100 of them just chilling out. The babies were hanging close to their mommies and just taking their sweet time crossing the road. Bison are a lot bigger up close, and they just look like they smell bad. Later we encountered some prong-horn deer, a mountain goat, and some turkeys, but you can see turkeys in Indiana.
I made it to Mount Rushmore for the second time, but the first of my memory. Make sure you don't take Mount Rushmore for granite! Or...do. It is actually carved out of granite. Susanna and Alex completed their junior ranger booklets and received their badges and patches. Everyone was getting hangry, so some grub was in order. Except someone (Dad) forgot to cut the cheese. So we ate cheeseless bologna sandwiches.
We made our way to Caballo Loco, more commonly known as Crazy Horse. Actually nobody calls it Caballo Loco except for me and any Spanish-speaking tourists. It's really interesting, the monument is not government funded, and relies solely on donations. Mount Rushmore can fit in the head of Crazy Horse, and that's just a small piece of the sculpture. It's still being constructed, but someday it will fill the entire side of the mountain. I'll admit I'm very impressed. I still feel kinda bad about the whole American settlers kicking the Native Americans off their lands even though the Native Americans were here first. Like, welcome to America where everybody is free, except for the people who originally lived here from the beginning and actually kept us from dying out in the first place!
We tried to go to Wind Caves, but Susanna was melting down and it was a long wait. Mom swears that someday she and Dad will finally tour Wind Caves. After all, third time's the charm.
We took the Wildlife Loop through Custer. Alex met some really adorable burros, and I think I fell in love. With the park, that is.
What did the daddy buffalo say to his kid? Bye son.
How do bison sleep at night? In the buff.
Do these make you want to burro your head? Because I could be here all day.
We're two for two sleeping through storms in a tent. Last night's, however, was just rain, lightning, and thunder, no wind. Plus we are at the bottom of a hill and surrounded by trees. Yesterday we checked into Custer State Park and pitched camp. We are located right next to a babbling brook. I kid you not, it babbles. It makes a great white noise. No major mishaps last night except for Alex got freaked out and puked and mom and my air mattress deflated.
Whilst trying to exit the campground, we ran into a herd of bison. There had to be 75-100 of them just chilling out. The babies were hanging close to their mommies and just taking their sweet time crossing the road. Bison are a lot bigger up close, and they just look like they smell bad. Later we encountered some prong-horn deer, a mountain goat, and some turkeys, but you can see turkeys in Indiana.
I made it to Mount Rushmore for the second time, but the first of my memory. Make sure you don't take Mount Rushmore for granite! Or...do. It is actually carved out of granite. Susanna and Alex completed their junior ranger booklets and received their badges and patches. Everyone was getting hangry, so some grub was in order. Except someone (Dad) forgot to cut the cheese. So we ate cheeseless bologna sandwiches.
We made our way to Caballo Loco, more commonly known as Crazy Horse. Actually nobody calls it Caballo Loco except for me and any Spanish-speaking tourists. It's really interesting, the monument is not government funded, and relies solely on donations. Mount Rushmore can fit in the head of Crazy Horse, and that's just a small piece of the sculpture. It's still being constructed, but someday it will fill the entire side of the mountain. I'll admit I'm very impressed. I still feel kinda bad about the whole American settlers kicking the Native Americans off their lands even though the Native Americans were here first. Like, welcome to America where everybody is free, except for the people who originally lived here from the beginning and actually kept us from dying out in the first place!
We tried to go to Wind Caves, but Susanna was melting down and it was a long wait. Mom swears that someday she and Dad will finally tour Wind Caves. After all, third time's the charm.
We took the Wildlife Loop through Custer. Alex met some really adorable burros, and I think I fell in love. With the park, that is.