Well, having been
greeted with 10+cm of snow on the ground, we spent the morning in the cottage.
We spent an interesting time watching a pick-up truck slide down a small bank.
Then watched again a bit later to see the tow truck come and pull him out.
After lunch the snow
(which was really very wet and slushy) was melting. We headed out to see what
we could see. This weekend happens to be the weekend of the annual Custer
Buffalo Roundup, when the buffalo in Custer State Park are rounded up to be
culled.
We chanced upon the
route which was located in the south end of the park. With some pretty snowy
vistas the snow cover diminished as we drove south. Then as we came over a hill
we saw hundreds of buffalo which had been corralled for checking over.
They are checked for
pests and new animals are branded or tagged. It would be quite a sight I'm sure
to see the cowboys do their thing!
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| I was up at midnight and just took a peek outside as it seemed to be light. Snow was already settling |
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| Our welcome this morning |
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| Outside in my pj's to photograph the deer in the snow |
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| Ian and Jim went for a walk into town. We were in no hurry to drive anywhere! |
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| This is the truck which slid down the bank and had to be towed out |
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| An old stockade dating back to the Custer Expedition |
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| It was bitterly cold |
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| One minute the snow is hanging on the tree .... |
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| .... the next minute it falls |
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| Bison rounded up during the annual Buffalo Muster |
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| Wagon circle |
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| School's out during muster, the buses are being used to transport people from one point to another |
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