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The Rankin Ridge hike in Wind cave National Park offers the best views from the highest point in the park.  This was our first real activity when we got to South Dakota and I was so excited to see me some bison and prairie dogs.

The last time we were here we just drove through so this time we wanted to actually hike since we couldn’t do a cave tour as they are currently closed for repairs or something.

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I don’t know how I missed it last year since I stayed 20 minutes away, but I did.  I missed Wind Cave National Park, a short drive from Hot Springs, South Dakota and a couple hours from the Badlands.  It’s neighboring Custer State Parkand close to Mount Rushmore.  I mean really, how did I miss this?  I would also say it’s an underrated national park, and much less visited than nearby Badlands.

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