The Final Day

Nebraska State Fair

Mega Mantis

Pronghorn Doe

Notice there's no black cheek patches below the ears, as would be visible on the Pronghorn buck.

Nebraska Badlands

Exploring Toadstool Park

Camplife at the Beach

On the sandy shores of Lake McConaughy, Junior shows somw fancy footwork while plunging in for the ball.

Backcountry Trail Ride

Horseback in the Paha Sapa.

Badlands Coyote

Sticking Out His Tongue

And I only thought that Junior resorted to the Razz whenever I try to take his picture....

Pronghorn of the Prickly Pear

Making Camp

Junior shows how its done.

Bison Herds of Custer

Custer State Park is home to a herd of 1400 free range bison (slightly lower in the winter after the herd is culled by the park managment). Next to Yellowstone, the herds at Custer (very close-by but kept seperate from the remnant herd of Wind Cave N.P.) offer some of the best viewing of Bison in their natural habitat in the U.S. Almost always within easy viewing range along the wildlife loop road, as was this herd.

Beach Camping

Western Nebraska Badlands

Under a Sandhills Sky

Badlands Pronghorn

Wolf Sketch

Toadstool Park

Toadstool Geologic Park, in Western Nebraska Badlands

Brazen Burros of Custer

The semi wild burros which roam in part of Custer State Park are direct descendents of the animals brought here in the late 1920's to haul tourists to the top of Harney Peak. After the attraction failed in the 1930’s, the burros were loose.

Looks Like Trouble

Bison can run up to 35 mph with stamina exceeding that of a horse, and easily jump over a 6 foot fence with surprising agility for such a hulking beast.

It's a Prairie Dog World

The P.D. towns of Windcave National Park and Custer State Park are among the best wild and untampered ones you can find anywhere. Visitor's tip: Plan your visits earlier in the day and during the summer months to view them while most active. P.D's nap in their deep burrows during the hot summer afternoons and begin to cut back activity during September in preparation for hibernation which can last to April.