Our first confirmed Elk

I got a cold this week. I was feeling kinda OK Friday, kinda not OK Saturday. By Sunday I was pretty down. I actually told the lead ranger I couldn’t do my scheduled patio talk and took a nap instead. I’m feeling better now, but of course Danita is coming down with her version. It’s a strange experience living in this area. Many of the restaurants are closed in the winter. In the summer, the good ones are mobbed. So it turns out the locals almost  never get to eat dinner out. Go figure. We’ve given up on eating dinner out in Custer. Fortunately, we get up early so it’s easy to get a nice breakfast when we want.

More Custer Buffalo

We had a laid back weekend. Monday we took an early drive through Custer Park and saw some more wildlife, then went to a breakfast brunch. Tuesday we went back to Custer for the 4th of July parade. It was about half an hour long, but it was fun to see the fire trucks, veterans, and kids going down the street. We went back home, then went back to Custer in the evening for the fireworks. It was a nice show.

Alpine Toboggan

Today we went to Keystone. We started with some mini-golf. Danita visited a gold mine. (I tried, but the shaft was way too small for my comfort.) Then we decided to ride an overhead tram. While we were riding up, I saw people coming down in a toboggan. We hadn’t plan to ride it, but it looked like a lot of fun so I upgraded my ticket to take the toboggan on the return trip. I had so much fun that I took the whole ride a second time. Danita was happy to watch.