This morning we made the 2.5 hour drive north to Wind Cave National Park. Noelle and I were excited to show Sierra a place that is so special to the both of us, and to bring Mom along as well. We entered the park at the south entrance, snapped some photos at the entrance sign,
and then headed to the campground to claim ourselves a site for the night.
After setting up camp and eating lunch, we made the drive north on Highway 87 to the Rankin Ridge Trailhead. We promptly hit the trail headed into the ponderosa pine forest.
There were scattered views through the trees as we ascended higher.
When we reached the top of the ridge, the views only got better.
We passed the fire tower
and then followed the road section of the loop back down to the car.
Finished with our short hike, we were still in the mood to do some exploring and so we decided to drive NPS5 and the 7-11 Ranch Road back to the campground. Along the way we saw plenty of prairie dogs
and some pronghorn.
We also saw a pretty big bison herd just outside the campground.
Later this evening, we took a short walk over to the Natural Entrance of the cave. There must be a storm coming, because the cave was blowing out like crazy!
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