Custer State Park Buffalo "An Aerial Perspective" personal project by Robb Long from Robb Long Imaging on Vimeo.
This personal project I created at Custer State Park, SD in July, 2014.
It was, by far, a once in a lifetime experience that i'll take with me
the rest of my life. Not only did I get to film right next to these
gigantic magnificent buffalo, but I got front row seats from my
guide/family friend Chad the Herd Manager for Custer State Park. After
driving out into the park to search for the herd we spotted them along a
high ridge quite a distance from the pavement. Luckily, like me he's a
jeep guy and we headed out onto a pretty rough 'official use only' trail
ride on a set of 37' tall tires! As we bounced around and worked our
way closer to the herd I received a crash course on Bull Buffalo
behavior so I didn't end up getting chased down. Just as the beefed up
LJ that had a personalized plate reading "JeepBuf" crawled over a steep
ridge we saw the herd. There they were, hundreds of Buffalo roaming and
grazing the beautiful grasses of the prairie as far as the eye could
see. This was by far one of the most amazing sites I'd ever seen. The
view was so amazing I felt myself getting emotional over the sheer
beauty of these once endangered species.
