Alpaca Is At Home in Bear Country USA!

After a long drive from Atkinson, Alpaca excitedly drove Highway 16 from Rapid City to Mount Rushmore. En route to Rushmore, we stumbled upon Bear Country USA (http://www.bearcountryusa.com/). Not one to pass up an opportunity to visit bears, Alpaca excitedly hurried in. Alpaca was first forced to suffer through other animals, some of which were shedding (including the deer that stood in the middle of the street, preventing cars from crossing, with a huge chunk of fur missing). But the bears were worth the wait – some were playing in the water, others were lounging in the shade. One bear was sleeping on his back, legs propped up against a tree. Another was sleeping on his tummy, with the bottoms of his little feet facing up (bear foot pads are hilarious, http://www.alaskasbest.com/4images/data/media/7/PolarBearB012Paw.jpg). We saw another bear rolling in the grass and scratching his back on a nearby tree (just like Yogi, http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/cartoon/images/Hanna/yogi-takesvacation.JPG). At the end, we even saw a bunch of bear cubs – cute as heck. Bear Country USA was definitely worth the stop!