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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3442562" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>After our time at Mount Rushmore, we headed west and drove down what is called the Needles Highway. (The official designation is South Dakota Highway 87.) It is called the Needles Highway because of the spires that are along the route.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-cVN42r4/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-cVN42r4/0/40b3f735/X2/DSC_0263-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>We were also blessed with seeing wildlife as well. Wife got this one as we drove by.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-dXqrpwm/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-dXqrpwm/0/82f4a7ef/X2/DSC_0345-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Then, a little further along, we came up behind a line of about 5 or 6 cars pulled over to the side. We drove on by them and the wife got these photos as well. It was the largest group of Rocky Mountain Bighorns that I've ever seen. (But then, in spite of many years of vacations in the mountains, I've not been blessed with seeing them very often.) Before we got off of the Needles Highway, we were again blessed to see Bison and more Bighorns. In those cases, which was near some kind of pavilion thing or something, we saw 3 Bison lying around and a number of Bighorn ewes. That's when I stopped and got out my Nikon D810 with the 200-500mm lens.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-LGQVVrR/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-LGQVVrR/0/9098fe89/X2/DSC_0346-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>There are a few tunnels along the route, all of which are one lane tunnels. Here is one with a car just starting into the tunnel. (By the way, this road is NOT RV friendly. Don't even try it unless it is a small one in both width and height.)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-2FWtqSs/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-2FWtqSs/0/c4f1725c/X3/DSC_1558-X3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>And, some more color.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-zf34DrZ/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-zf34DrZ/0/86855d6c/X2/DSC_1592-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3442562, member: 7900"] After our time at Mount Rushmore, we headed west and drove down what is called the Needles Highway. (The official designation is South Dakota Highway 87.) It is called the Needles Highway because of the spires that are along the route. [URL='https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-cVN42r4/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-cVN42r4/0/40b3f735/X2/DSC_0263-X2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] We were also blessed with seeing wildlife as well. Wife got this one as we drove by. [URL='https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-dXqrpwm/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-dXqrpwm/0/82f4a7ef/X2/DSC_0345-X2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Then, a little further along, we came up behind a line of about 5 or 6 cars pulled over to the side. We drove on by them and the wife got these photos as well. It was the largest group of Rocky Mountain Bighorns that I've ever seen. (But then, in spite of many years of vacations in the mountains, I've not been blessed with seeing them very often.) Before we got off of the Needles Highway, we were again blessed to see Bison and more Bighorns. In those cases, which was near some kind of pavilion thing or something, we saw 3 Bison lying around and a number of Bighorn ewes. That's when I stopped and got out my Nikon D810 with the 200-500mm lens. [URL='https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-LGQVVrR/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-LGQVVrR/0/9098fe89/X2/DSC_0346-X2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] There are a few tunnels along the route, all of which are one lane tunnels. Here is one with a car just starting into the tunnel. (By the way, this road is NOT RV friendly. Don't even try it unless it is a small one in both width and height.) [URL='https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-2FWtqSs/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-2FWtqSs/0/c4f1725c/X3/DSC_1558-X3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And, some more color. [URL='https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-zf34DrZ/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/South-Dakota-Sights-and-Beauty/Black-Hills-Area/The-Needles-Highway/i-zf34DrZ/0/86855d6c/X2/DSC_1592-X2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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