In Hot Springs South Dakota we went to the Mammoth Site, Wind Cave, and saw wild mustangs at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary.

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In Hot Springs South Dakota we went to the Mammoth Site, Wind Cave, and saw wild mustangs at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary.

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Jandy (Guest) Said,

While we were in Hot Springs we went to Evan's Plunge, we had such a good time we spent another day in the area checking out some other things.

My favorites were Wind Cave. It was really fun going down in the cave and there was prarie dogs outside that were so fun to watch too.

We also took a jeep ride and saw the wild mustangs. We did this at a place called the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary. I didn't know there was wild horses anymore but there really are.

One more thing we did was go to the Mammoth Site, we saw lots of bones from wooly mammoths found in the area. It was really neat seeing things I have learned about in school. They said there was a sinkhole there and that is why there are so many bones in the area.

I would like to go back there again someday to learn more about the Ice Age. (I want to go swim again at Evan's Plunge too).

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