Baby bison

Monday was a day to relax.  We never left the state park.

We drove the wildlife loop hoping to see some baby buffalo, a sight we were disappointed not to have seen at Yellowstone.

Custer state park is home to a large herd of bison numbering about 1300.  We happily came across a large group of mothers and babies on both sides and across the road.  The babies were nursing, following, and lying down with their mothers.

We got a good long look at them as they were blocking the road for some time, and also saw a buffalo using a wallow.

As we went along the loop we saw several other buffalo wallows along with various deer, burros and pronghorns.

Back towards our campsite to Center lake for the boys to swim (with the baby geese!) and to enjoy the sun by the water.

At our trailer we cooked lunch and later dinner and spent the afternoon dozing, reading, and playing with Legos (that was the boys).

In the evening Dad beat us all in a cutthroat game of Monopoly.

A lovely relaxing vacation day.