July 21 thru 23

Friday 21 We are parked in a beautiful place along the river in the city park. It has a fantastic bike trail that we are going to really enjoy. It rained during the night and it felt good to smell the fresh air. We went out for dinner with our friends Bonnie and Reub. Tomorrow morning we are going to work with Reub.
Saturday 22 Reub picked us up bright and early and we headed to the country to a buffalo ranch where Reub feeds 1500 head of buffalo every day. We were in awe, as we had never seen that many buffalo at one time. They were all different ages and sizes. This is a feed lot where some of the buffalo are consigned by different owners. From here we drove for miles to check on herds of buffalo in pastures and to make sure no fences were down and all was OK. When they are in a herd rolling in the dirt (buffalos wallow) taking a dust bath, they make a grunting noise that sounds like pigs in a pen grunting at each other. The sound was very fascinating to listen to and watch. What a great job Reub has feeding and caring for the Buffalo!!
Sunday 23 Today our friends Don and Orla from Mobridge visited us and we went to the Capital Building to see the Korean War bronze statue that was recently added to the World War I and II memorials (a bronze statue for every branch of the service is on display). The state is having a big celebration in Sept. to unveil a monument for the Viet Nam War Veterans. We happened to be in the Capital Bldg. and saw a replica of it in the Govenors office. It too is a life size bronzed statue of a soldier. Then we went to the interpretive Center and toured the large museum. It showed the early history of the people of South Dakota and Pierre. Kents grandmothers name was Holtzmiller and there was a display of a dress that was worn by a Holtzmiller, he thinks it may be a relative. The Memorial and museum are a must see if you visit Pierre.