by hillary | Mar 15, 2021 | Attractions, Biking, Campground & RV Parks, Hiking, Lodges, Outdoor Activities, Places, State Parks
Sometimes, a weekend spent “roughing it†can be a little too rough. If you’re camping too far from any kind of civilization, you’re responsible for all your meals, whether it’s your morning coffee or your evening dinner. If you find that...
by hillary | Mar 15, 2021 | Black Hills, Hiking, National Parks, Outdoor Activities, Places, State Parks, Wildlife
You can’t believe everything you see on a postcard about the back of Mount Rushmore. That’s actually a good thing; the scenery is much better in real life. Take, for example, Mount Baldy. Sure, the name could benefit from some PR, but the views from the...
by hillary | Mar 15, 2021 | Attractions, Biking, Black Hills, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife
Silver City’s name is one part mystery, one part misnomer.  According to history section on the website that the town’s volunteer fire department maintains, “[t]here are conflicting stories about the naming of the town but the most plausible is that...
by hillary | Mar 15, 2021 | Attractions, Black Hills, Campground & RV Parks, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, History, Kayaking, Outdoor Activities, Places, Wildlife
If you find yourself driving along Highway 385 between Hill City and Deadwood, there will come a time when you’ll round a curve, the pines lining the road will drop away, and an impossibly large body of water will seem to appear out of nowhere. What you’ll...
by sethtupper | Mar 15, 2021 | Attractions
Follow the signs to fun … and free ice water It was 1936. Druggist Ted Hustead owned a struggling store in the town of Wall, South Dakota. The Great Depression gripped the nation, and the Dust Bowl made things doubly bad on the high plains. It’s doubtful...
