
Crazy Horse Taking Shape Traveling north on Highway 385 we spotted the sculpture of Crazy...
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Bambi stops in her tracks Whitetail deer are abundant among the brush, but they are wary of the human...
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Dawn's early light This vista is from the Presidential Trail below Mount Rushmore just after...
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Washington - A Profile of Strength About 1/2 mile west of the memorial on State Highway 244 is this...
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Mount Rushmore at dawn Named after New York lawyer Charles Rushmore, this national monument took 14...
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George Washington - Our First President For Sculptor Borglum, George Washington represented the birth of our country...
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Thomas Jefferson - A Visionary Borglum chose Thomas Jefferson because he symbolized expansion of our great...
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Theodore Roosevelt The third president from the left, Teddy Roosevelt, a nature-lover and early...
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Abe at dawn Abraham Lincoln was chosen by the sculptor as the preservationist of...
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Amphitheater at dawn From the Presidential Trail below Mount Rushmore, this is looking back at the...
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Evening Illumination An evening lighting ceremony is a nightly ritual at 9:00 year-round. In the...
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Eye of the Needle Needles Highway winds 14 miles through Custer State Park, and is an...
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Tunnel along Needles Highway A tunnel was blasted through these huge granite formations on Needles...
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Granite Formations on Needles Highway These monstrous granite rock formations dwarf visitors who explore their...
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Face-off with a chipmunk Chipmunks can be found scampering about the rocks throughout the park.
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Spires of Granite Out of the pine-covered hillside rise fabulous spires of granite.
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Overlook on Needles Highway Along Needles Highway you can see granite formations rising up through...
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Bighorn sheep minding their own business A herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep was introduced to Custer State...
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Bighorn Sheep Close-up of a Bighorn sheep.
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Pronghorn mother and yearling With amazing endurance, Pronghorns can run up to 40 miles per hour for great...
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Mother Pronghorn protecting her young Clinging to the moutainside, this mother Pronghorn is prodding her young to...
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Young pronghorn This little guy is trying to keep up with his big brother.
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Sylvan Lake: A place of serenity Sylvan Lake is known as Custer State Park's crown jewel. It was...
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Sylvan Lake Granite formations line much of the lake.
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Granite rises out of Sylvan Lake A one-mile trail loops around this peaceful lake in Custer State Park.
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Trees growing out of granite formations Hard to imagine it's possible, but these trees grow on the sides of the...
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Tunnel on Needles Highway This is one over several single-lane tunnels along the Peter Norbeck Scenic...
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Wild turkey It's not uncommon to spot wild turkeys hunkered down in the grasses.
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Prairie dog greeter Black-tailed prairie dogs live in the dry prairie land. This cute...
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Prairie Dog Town on Wildlife Loop Road The mound of dirt that serves as their front door keeps rain from...
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Where the buffalo roam Bison freely roam throughout Custer State Park. Having recovered from near...
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Bison: Outstanding in His Field North American bison, commonly called buffalo, roam the 18,000 acres of...
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Bull's eye You don't want to mess with this guy. Park rangers will tell you they are...
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Burros greet visitors Along the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park, these friendly burros don't...
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Burro pointer I'm not sure if he saw the camera, but he sure struck a pose for...
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Two burros The burros found in Custer State Park are descendants from the herd that once...
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