I’ll start with Rory, our guide. He was fantastic; so full of knowledge about all things Black Hills. He was funny, friendly, and not to mention the most amazing driver EVER! How on earth does he get that bus through those tunnels?????
The tour was fantastic! Rory drove us to Mt Rushmore, through Custer State Park, Hill City, and Crazy Horse. We stopped for lunch at the sportsman’s lodge in Custer and there was Governor Kristi Noem having lunch with family and friends. We actually had a wonderful chat, which was such an amazing highlight for me!!
Rory then took us to the wildlife loop in search of a bison herd. We did find and feed the burrows, which was great! We found a few loner bison, but never the herd. Maybe next time.
We ended back at Ft Hayes (which was also where we started with free breakfast!!). We got dinner (also part of the package!) and then a wonderful show with country, bluegrass, patriotic and other genres of music.
This entire day was about 12 hours from start to finish...one of the best values of anything we’ve ever done! It left us with a head full of knowledge, a tummy full of great food, memories to last a lifetime, and huge smiles on our faces.
I can’t wait to do it again!!!!