...that buffalo are not really buffalo at all? That's right, this is no joke! The name that we have called them by for years is completely wrong! We are actually talking about the bison. Check out the link here. Today, while driving through Custer State Park we were able to stop and see some of what Heather has dubbed the "NA Buffs" (for North American Buffaloes, or is it buffalii??) We saw a few very close to the road at first, then we later came upon the herds that roam the park. Some of them were finally right by the car and were able to pose for the camera. At one time, Heather was rolling up the window just in case the NA Buff would turn toward the car, he'd be having his head right in the window. So, we got some good photos of that.
The scary part of the day for Heather was the burrows. They were in love with our rear view mirror. One came up and started rubbing his neck against it. It was funny at first, but then he started rubbing harder and harder and I was starting to yell at him to not break the mirror off the car! Heather was frantically rolling up the window as the animal was trying to give her kisses and licks. She was crawling over to my side of the car screaming as the burrow kept sticking the mouth in the car. I was too busy laughing at her to do much about it. Then, I turned to the left out my window where one was making out with my glass. I let out a yelp and Heather didn't know what to do. She stated to moving back to her seat, as the burrow on her side got distracted, and as soon as possible, I had that little Grand Am peeling out to get out of there. The animals had given us quite a scare, and we were moving on!
All in all, it's been a fun break and a fun honeymoon, but tomorrow, one stop in the Badlands and then on to settle in for home. It will be a welcomed site! Coming soon, we'll have pictures of the wedding and the animals we encountered coming soon.
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