Have a few pics to share today. Yesterday, we took my Mom and Dad down to Hot Springs to visit the Mammoth Site. It was pretty interesting, though Zac did not share any enthusiasm for it whatsoever. However, we still enjoyed it and it was a beautiful day. It was 70 degrees down in Hot Springs while only 57 up in Custer (about 35 minutes away). Google Map it if you are uncertain of the geography, but the altitudes are a bit different.
At any rate, today, the day before we are set to leave, it was a bit chillier, mostly in the 40s and edging up into the 50s a bit until this evening, when it decided to begin snowing again. Yes, more snow. On April 30th. I know, I know. We've seen this before, just last year at this time, right? But still, it does throw you when it happens because we don't live in an area where this is a fairly common occurrence.
So tonight we took a drive, going up part of Needles Highway and then back down into Custer State Park and finally back to our motel. We took a few pics along the way and wanted to share them with everyone. Headed back to Omaha in the morning and then it's time to unpack! So excited...
Well, maybe not. Apparently, we bring snow.
We have successfully made it to Custer to return Dan and Stacy and are now enjoying a few days of rest before worrying about heading back down to Omaha. As you can see by the first picture I've attached today, we had a bit of a repeat of last May's trip to Custer. Yes, that means snow. Our trip up on Saturday was uneventful until just before Hot Springs when we hit rain. By the time we were north of Hot Springs, and going through Wind Cave National Park, the snow was strong enough to where we could see maybe 500 feet in front of us. We had several lines of buffalo cross in front of us, forcing a wait three times.
We also didn't get to enjoy church Sunday morning as Dan had to cancel due to the heavy snow. This next picture gives you a pretty good indication of just how much we received. This was outside our motel room. We're staying at The Bavarian Inn this week.
Hopefully, by the end of the week, Zac will have caught up on sleep enough to not be tired all the time and falling asleep on Katy, as he did yesterday.
Have a few pics to share today. Yesterday, we took my Mom and Dad down to Hot Springs to visit the Mammoth Site. It was pretty interesting, though Zac did not share any enthusiasm for it whatsoever. However, we still enjoyed it and it was a beautiful day. It was 70 degrees down in Hot Springs while only 57 up in Custer (about 35 minutes away). Google Map it if you are uncertain of the geography, but the altitudes are a bit different.
At any rate, today, the day before we are set to leave, it was a bit chillier, mostly in the 40s and edging up into the 50s a bit until this evening, when it decided to begin snowing again. Yes, more snow. On April 30th. I know, I know. We've seen this before, just last year at this time, right? But still, it does throw you when it happens because we don't live in an area where this is a fairly common occurrence.
So tonight we took a drive, going up part of Needles Highway and then back down into Custer State Park and finally back to our motel. We took a few pics along the way and wanted to share them with everyone. Headed back to Omaha in the morning and then it's time to unpack! So excited...
