We started off today headed to Wind Cave National Park. As it turns out the road we chose led us through Custer State Park. It cost $20 for a week pass into Custer. The pass was worth it even if we only were here for the day. The road through Custer is very beautiful with many huge rock formations that were really cool. There were beautiful lakes, giant rock formations, and beautiful forests. There were several very small, narrow, one-lane tunnels through the rocks at different locations. The scenery throughout was great. I would come back just to spend more time here. At about lunch time we came to Wind Cave National Park. The land around the caves is pretty but not spectacular. At the visitor center we signed up for the shortest cave tour about an hour in advance. We used the time to eat our picnic lunch and walk Maverick. The actual cave tour took about 1 ½ hour and I thought it was underwhelming. While neat in some ways I found this cave less interesting than most I have been in and nothing near as grand as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park. If I were to come again I would spend time exploring the Black Hills National Forest and the Custer State Park. Those are the real attractions and are great for driving or hiking.