May 7, 2022
Today we played tourists. We decided to take a drive on Needles Highway. It’s a 14 mile loop through Custer State Park with a couple of unique tunnels. You’ll see by the pictures and videos. The drive took us through some very beautiful scenery. Along the route there are plenty of pull-offs to relax, take pictures, maybe hike a trail, or have a smoke if you had a harrowing drive. The route also took us by the Busskohl S Ranch, a private game refuge. That is where we were able to capture the photos of the bison. Technically they are bison, but most people refer to them as buffalo. Check this page for more information; https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison_badl.htm Either way, you do not pet the fluffy cows. The first video is one of my favorites. It is us going through Needles Eye Tunnel. Appropriately named. The second video is just a view through our dirty windshield along the Needles Highway. The last video is us going through the second tunnel, Iron Creek Tunnel. Impressive but not as cool as Needles Eye. I broke out my old Nikon D40 SLR camera. The pictures are okay from it but today’s phones have a higher pixel count. But still with the different lenses, the photos are okay, I think.
Later we went out to dinner with our friends, Belinda and Cathy. We went to the Custer Beacon. It was a great place. Not only did we have a very good meal, we had some very good adult beverages. The big draw was the live band. A 6 member band called Hot City Soul played for several hours. They were awesome and played songs from our era, mostly. They were so good, even Nancy dragged me up to dance a few numbers. Over 20 years ago we had taken dance lessons. I did remember a little. We had a great time.
