Nat'l Park #2, Mammoth Site.. Day 31. Wind Cave.

The best thing about today is we shared it with our fantastic niece Jessica. Jessica is a member of the Arkansas Harveys. And she has grown into the most delightful, funny and insightful woman. Together we went to the Wind Cave National Park and toured a tiny part of one of the largest and most complex cave system in the world.

Then we checked out the Mammoth Site which is simulaneously an archeological dig and a public education program.

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