• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

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  • Elk Mountain Campground Closed

    The Elk Mountain Campground is closed and will remain closed through the summer of 2013 due to across the board budget cuts.

Wildflowers - Hairy Goldaster

Hairy Goldaster - Chrysopsis villosa, Heterotheca villosa
Hairy Goldaster - Chrysopsis villosa, Heterotheca villosa
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 

Hairy Goldaster was burned by the Cheyenne as incense to dispell evil spirits.

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boxwork

Wind Cave is one of the longest caves in the world and has an amazing amount of a rare cave formation called boxwork. More...