Although we were using maps we didn’t realize that we would be driving through Wind Cave National Park until we saw the signs. The roads are wide, paved and well maintained but don’t take that for granted and put the pedal to the medal. Out here the wildlife rules! Pronghorn were everywhere and we saw plenty of deer too but what you really had to be careful about was the buffalo.
Wild Cave Buffalo.."The Enforcer" |
Prairie Dog Town |
Reaching Hot Springs I was impressed by what a pretty town it was. I also got quite a scare because I think we nearly were hit by one of the turkey vultures in the area. I only got a glimpse of the bird that dive bombed the car but it was big and ugly! It almost flew right into the windshield on the drivers side. Thankfully it missed us and I didn’t run into anything but it did leave my heart pounding like mad! A modern-day pterodactyl? We are in fossil country.
A little farther on we spotted the sign for the Mammoth Site.
The Mammoth site is open all year. It is a combination of working dig, museum and educational center.
Entrance Display |
Mammoth Skeleton |
Fossils "in Situ" |
Working Dig |
Mammoth Skull and tusks |
Mammoth Bone Lodge |
After the Hunt Exhibit |
Exhibit Hall |
It was getting late in the day so we turned our rental northward to get back to Rapid City but there was still one more surprise for us today.
Tell you all about that tomorrow J
2 comments:
I enjoyed the site, wish they moved faster finding more bones. It was a fun and very interesting visit. Very informative.
It's a very slow process if what you see on the learning channel is accurate. I think it's great that the public has the chance to even see a real dig like that. Glad you found that web site so that we learned about it and could include it in our trip.
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