Sorry I am not doing so well with keeping up with the blog. I don't get the internet at the RV and it becomes difficult to get to the lodge to get on. I am too busy having fun!!!!
We got back out to Fairburn the other day and spent 5 hours digging!!! It had rained the night before so we could not go into the dunes and worked a wash at the beginning. I actually did rather well and found a couple of nice agates.
We went panning with another couple and did not find much gold, but I did find a couple of nice garnets. I have a few very nice rocks with tourmaline in them - the one is my favorite of all my collection. I will get a picture of it and list it!!!! I know everyone will be jealous!!!
We are spending most evening on the Wildlife Loop watching the bison. They are going into rut and it is fascinating to watch the mail court the females. The cows seem not to have any interest, but we have noticed that if the male does not follow she will stop and wait for him. The babies are also so much fun to watch. The other night we watched a couple of little ones pretend to do battle, it was so cute.
Nicholas and Ana will be coming out for a few days next month and we are really looking forward to it. I hope the animals will be out and about. Every once in a while we have campers say they have not seen any wildlife. It is unusual, but they do hide occasionally.
Yesterday we went to Bear Butte State Park. It is a small park but beautiful. The butte is a volcano that never erupted. It is in the middle of the plains. The Indians hold it as sacred, and as a result we could not drive up and Doug did not feel like hiking.
After that we went to the geographical center of the US - Belle Forche They say if you put the US on a spindle at this spot the US would be balanced.
Next week is Bike Week in Sturgis, and as I understand it we will have literally thousands of bikes coming through the park. I am sure all the noise will chance the animals back into the woods and we won’t see many.
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