Day 4 of our trip began with a truly scenic drive through Theodore Roosevelt National Park, complete with MANY wildlife sightings, a stop at White Butte for hiking the highest point in North Dakota, and ending in Deadwood, SD. Prior trip posts: Day 1--Getting to Sylvan … [Read more...]
A day of 4 states (SD, WY, MT, & ND)
As I write these blogs, I am amazed at how many memories we packed into a 5 day trip :) Kinda wish we would have stayed an extra day or 2. Next time I know better! And as I reflect on this trip, I do think there will be a next time--I loved every bit of what I saw in North … [Read more...]
Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse Monument
Day 2 of our Dakotas trip started with an early morning hike (gorgeous!) to Black Elk Peak--it deserved its own blog post, of course ;) And day 1 is here, if you missed it. When we returned from hiking, after some ice cold Coors and leftovers the boys brought back from their … [Read more...]
Hiking Black Elk Peak, South Dakota
Hike: Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakota at 7,244 feet (#15 of the 50 United States, and our highest peak thus far--beating out #16 Mt Mitchell by 560 feet). This lies in the Black Elk Wilderness, in the Black Hills National Forest. This peak was formerly known as … [Read more...]
Travel: Sylvan Lake, South Dakota
On Sunday (9/13/2020) we flew from Charlotte, NC to Rapid City, SD, to start a 5-day family trip. My parents and brother connected in CLT so we could all arrive together. I'll be honest, I hadn't heard of Rapid City before my brother mentioned it, and I didn't know much about … [Read more...]
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