I visited Wind Cave National Park south of Custer, SD. The above ground portion of this park is mostly rolling grassland hills. There are a few trails in the area, but I skipped this activity and went straight for the Cave tour. I have been …
Mt Rushmore, Custer, SD and Custer St Pk
Continuing my South Dakota journey took me to Custer, SD and surrounding environs. My first major site here was Mt Rushmore. I went in the evening which meant way less crowding. I expected to have a major ‘Wow’ moment when I saw Mt Rushmore. I’m …
South Dakota: Black Hills, Spearfish/Deadwood Area – Sept 2021
Have you always thought that Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane were just movie characters? Well, they were real people who existed in the South Dakota area in the 1800’s. Deadwood, SD is an actual town which was founded when gold was discovered in the …
Beartooth Hwy & Makoshika State Pk, MT; Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
I am a little behind on posting my experiences and will try to get caught up soon. This post is from early August 2021. From Cooke City, MT I took the Beartooth Pass Scenic Byway to Red Lodge, MT and then drove on to Billings, …