Around and In Custer

The goal of taking the wildlife loop at Custer State Park was to be in Custer at 5 PM when Burgers and Buns would reopen for their evening dinner crowd. We finished the drive and the geocaching about 3:30 so had some time to kill. So, we found some more geocaches and took in some of the historical sights in the area.

Glen Erin School

Anna Donna Tallent

teacher & author

memorial to first white woman in the

Black Hills

Gordon Stockade

three original cabins are protected in the rebuilt stockade

large stone fireplaces for heating and cooking

one doorway, one window in each log cabin

gun holes along the stockade walls

gun hole looking at French Creek

French Creek today

I made the find, Hubby signing the log

another clever hide in Custer

Custer is known for its mural bison on Main Street

this was only one of 8-10

Finally. The reward for the day. Black Hills Burger and Bun was once featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives which Hubby happened to see. So we put it on the "Must Do List" when in the Black Hills. We stopped one noon time several years ago and were told the wait was at least an hour. At that time, the diner was on a side street in a small, narrow building. The business has since moved to Main Street or at least the main drag of downtown Custer.

We arrived at 4:45. (They close from 2:30 to 5:00 each day.) One or two couples were waiting on the benches, so we also got in line. Lucky we did. We were in the group of first seating. The place is still small and narrow.

my reward for the mile+ hike in 85º

a South Dakota beer

salad first, then the Western Burger with beans

Good Food. 

Glad it was on the list.

A nice ending to a fun day in the southern Black Hills.