South Dakota - Part 2 Bear Country

On Saturday we planned to drive through the Black Hills... Needles area and then on up to Mt. Rushmore. This is about an hours drive maybe more if you get behind a slow poke. So we decided to stop at Bear Country USA along the way to entertain the children. It was recommend to me by a friend and was really neat. So if your ever in the area I recommend you go as well!I am missing quite a few pictures from my other camera, the cord to download the pictures has disappeared into moving box hell... this camera was manned by Colby... you will see the evidence below, but anyway Bear Country is basically a drive through zoo. It's really cool because you get close to the animals. Then at the end of the driving trail you can get out and do a walking portion. Again totally worth seeing! Santa's Reindeer... who knew they summered in SD?

white wolves... very pretty!
This was so funny, they were just sitting in these holes they had dug. At our house we call them "Jed holes" after our late St. Bernard Jed, who would, with one swipe of his paw put a hole deep enough for one of the kids to sit in, in the yard. It's a loving term :)

Antelope

Sweet Adeline, who was so excited to be out of her car seat while the car was moving!

Emery... she enjoyed the animals also

Big Black Bear... don't you just want to snuggle him?

And this would be your evidence!

Silly kid... and quite dumb too for leaving it on my camera!

Donkey's

Porcupine... he's kinda cute too!

Larry the Lynx

Red Fox

Adie was very excited to see Mr. Bear himself!

Now we will get back on the road to Mt. Rushmore! See you next post!