FREEZING

Last night we received 6 inches of snow! We had no boots, hats, gloves...or shovels! I was trapped in the RV and did Salus work. We are still in the Black Hills, but leave for WY tomorrow and Devil's Tower.

In the last two days we visited Wind Cave and an archaeological dig. Wind cave is, I believe, the 6th longest cave in the world. Although not beautiful, it consists of many long pathways, each sandwiched next to the other. The walls encroach on each other and when navigating it, you have to squeeze into a chamber and duck your head.

Mammoth is an archaelogical dig all under cover. It was discovered in 1974 and since then, people have been digging each year. So far, 64 Columbian and Wooly Mammoth fossils/bones have been discovered. The Columbian Mammoth is extremely huge (several stories high) while the Wooly Mammoth is smaller, but still huge. It is believed that 30,000 years ago a sink hole trapped these mammals and they were unable to crawl out. Many of the bones are still in place, as I hope you will see in my pictures.

It seems that people in SD still like their pies. I ordered a slice today after I decided to brave the cold, that was bumbleberry, a mixture of strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry,

apple and rhubarb. Very delicious!

I am having a difficult time uploading photos, so if anyone has a magic trick, please let me know. I also am trying to figure out how you can comment on the blog. I will try today and hopefully, I will soon be able to read your comments. Please keep trying. I  miss hearing from you and I miss...Philadelphia.