Day 4! We started today right where we left off last night. We had drove by Wind Cave, but had decided it was too late to venture into the cave. Good thing! The tour lasted almost an hour and a half. Both Chris and I had never been in a cave before, so it was a neat experience for all of us.
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| Wind Cave is known for its boxwork. It is believed that Wind Cave has over 90% of all the boxwork in the entire world. Pretty cool! |
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| Bren wasn't too keen of the cave--it was cold and dark. Luckily she had a nice daddy who carried her most of the way (especially down the 350 steps. Don't worry--there was an elevator up :-) |
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| Lex and I "Caving" (spelunking is the old term) |
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| You can't see it on their faces, but they were happy that the cave was too far down to have any bugs or bats in it! |
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| Our tour was around 200 ft below ground-walking distance .5 miles. It is estimated that the entire cave is over 140+ with all of the pathways. |
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| After that, we ventured down to the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary . Our kids love horse and thought this would be a fun place to see wild mustangs running. Wrong. Our "tour" consisted of a 2 hour long bus drive finding little batches of "wild" horses who are fed and watered on a daily basis. We were allowed out to take pictures and even get close enough to touch one. Not too wild. :-). The girls did enjoy ringing the bell, though. |
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| There was a cute baby one the girls loved. |
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| Here's the biggest batch of horse we saw. Our guide did tell us that the horses have 18,000 + acres to roam. Many of the more wild mustangs venture to the "wild" side of the sanctuary....where we didn't get to go. So...not a place I'd recommend for a stop on our next trip out here, but the girls did enjoy seeing the horses. |
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