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Check This One Off My Bucket List

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Roger

As I was leaving Custer, headed back to our lodge with breakfast, I noticed a flock of Wild Turkeys in the parking lot of a rock shop/gift store. I pulled into the lot and took a couple photos. There were … Continue reading →

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Custer, South Dakota

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Roger

My wife came down with a cold on Wednesday, so I volunteered to let her sleep late on Thursday while I drove into Custer and bought pastries for breakfast. I used the opportunity to tour the town. Many businesses and … Continue reading →

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Mount Rushmore

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Roger

We drove by Mount Rushmore on Tuesday evening on our way from the Badlands to Custer State Park and I took a couple photos from the road through our bug-splattered windshield. Roosevelt and Lincoln seem particularly chummy from this angle. … Continue reading →

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Bird #61b — Dark-Eyed Junco (White-winged)

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Roger

junco hyemalis aikeni Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Sylvan Lake — Custer State Park, South Dakota Five or six White-winged Juncos were feeding on the ground on a gravel trail from the parking lot to the lake. I was able to … Continue reading →

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Sylvan Lake

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Roger

We spent six nights at Sylvan Lake Lodge in Custer State Park. The lodge was nice — situated on a hill above the lake surrounded by towering rock formations, centrally located in the Black Hills. Our room, not so much. … Continue reading →

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