We went back to The Black Hills the last week on September as I was able work remotely. We stayed in a yurt at a KOA in the Badlands. It was neat as were able to see the sunset and the sunrise. We fed prairie dogs, ate at Wall Drug, and made it to our hotel near Custer. Each night we ate somewhere in Custer State Park. We ate at Blue Blue Lodge one night. We had picnics near the Custer State Park Visitor Center, Stockade Lake, and Mount Rushmore. The Buffalo Roundup was Friday, so I took the day off and we woke up around 6 a.m. to go see it. A tire showed low air, so we filled it up in the morning. The Roundup was interesting. There were a lot of people from all over the United States. It was about an hour and a half late. It was somewhat anti-climatic, but it was neat to see the buffalo come over the hill. The governor of South Dakota rides a long with the other horse riders. Andrea found a cabin at the State Game Lodge campground, so we booked that for Friday night which was really nice. We were able to walk over to the art fair and balloon glow. The art fair was really neat. It had a lot of western products and pictures. We went for lunch and went back at night. In the morning, the tire was down again. A couple from Missouri heard us asking if anyone had a pump and they helped us fill our tire. We were able to make it to a Wal-Mart in Rapid City where they found the tire had a tiny screw in it. It was able to be repaired. It took around 3 hours, so we missed driving through Spearfish Canyon, but we were thankful that it was only 3 hours. We headed back to Iowa afterwards. Although the Buffalo Roundup was a dud, the rest of the week was really fun.
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