Mount Coolidge, Wind Cave National Park, Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park

A scenic drive up Mount Coolidge in Custer State Park, then anti-clockwise through Wind Cave National Park (which is still not available for cave tours), and back through Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park, with lots of bison seen.

A fire lookout at the top of Mount Coolidge, at 6,020 feet elevation:

Views:

Bison in Wind Cave National Park:

Pigtail loop in Wind Cave National Park:

One lane bridge in Wind Cave National Park:

More bison in Wind Cave National Park:

Out of the park, along a dirt road:

To an entrance back into Wind Cave National Park:

Then joining Custer State Park’s Wildlife Loop:

Bison Center:

A map showing where the wildlife was at the time. We told the ranger that the burros were actually in the corrals in front of the Bison Center (the fence was open, so they wandered in to eat the tasty food):

Wild burros and fans:

Following that map, we found a large herd of bison:

Nice.