Born to be Wild

Roosevelt had its magnificent wild horses.  South Dakota's Custer State Park is known for its wild burros.  With long-distance lens at the ready, we began our "hunt" for the wild burros.  We were told by a park ranger that this was a renegade herd.  At one time, these burros were pack animals for the park.  When they were no longer needed, the herd was released and now resided as one of the few wild burro herds in the nation.

Evidently, the term "wild" is used quite loosely in South Dakota.  Our first encounter with the burros came when one shoved his head through the window of the truck, looking for a hand out.  On another trip through their grazing grounds, a burro perched himself in the middle of the road in his own version of "you have to pay toll to the troll" to get past.  To say the least, these little critters easily stole our heart... and anything even remotely edible.

So I braved this wild burro herd to take photos while David and Rox fended off moochers from the back of the truck.  Let me introduce you to some of the gang...

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