Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway in the Black Hills National Forest in the southwestern part of South Dakota. It is a loop which enters Black Hills National Forest, Custer State Park, and the Mount Rushmore National Memorial; the byway also travels within five miles of the Crazy Horse Memorial. The byway is named after PeterContinue reading “Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, SD.”
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Needles Highway, Black Hills, SD.
The Needles Highway is more than a 14-mile road — it’s a spectacular drive through pine and spruce forests, plus meadows surrounded by birch and aspen, with rugged granite mountains, once thought of as the material to sculpture many of the US Presidents. The road’s name comes from the needlelike granite formations that seem toContinue reading “Needles Highway, Black Hills, SD.”
Crazy Horse Memorial, SD.
Emerging from granite in the Southern Black Hills is the Crazy Horse Memorial — in the process of being the largest Mountain Carving. The dream began in 1939 when Chief Henry Standing Bear invited sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski to create a tribute to the North American Indians to show that “the red man has great heroes,Continue reading “Crazy Horse Memorial, SD.”
Black Hills National Forest, SD & WY.
Black Hills, in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, consisting of 1.2 million acres of forested hills and mountains. The Black Hills rise from the adjacent grasslands into a Ponderosa Pine forest. This area has been described as an “Island in the Plains,” the Forest has diverse wildlife and plants reaching from the eastern forestsContinue reading “Black Hills National Forest, SD & WY.”
Notch Trail – Badlands, SD.
This trek travels up a canyon within the Badlands National Park to an overlook with a great view of South Dakota’s Great Prairie Grasslands Plain. The hike is 1.3 miles round trip with 125 feet of elevation gain. This hike does not have a boardwalk to follow, just a dirt trail and a steep woodenContinue reading “Notch Trail – Badlands, SD.”
Door Trail – Badlands, SD.
The Door Trail is an opening in a Cliff Shelf Wall at the Badlands National Park, that introduces hikers to a rugged world. While nearby Window Trail allows visitors to look over the wall, the Door Trail lets you walk through it. A short boardwalk made of recycled planks (disabled accessable) takes hikers through aContinue reading “Door Trail – Badlands, SD.”
Tower Trail – Devils Tower, WY.
The Tower Tail is paved and disability accessible. The 1.3-mile trail which starts across the parking area from the visitor center, with a moderate elevation change. A short, steep section leads to you a junction that you can take either way to walk around the base of the Tower. Native Americans will only walk theContinue reading “Tower Trail – Devils Tower, WY.”
Glacier National Park, MT – 1986.
In August,1986, 10 year old Traci and her dad experience Glacier’s pristine forests, alpine meadows, rugged mountains, and spectacular lakes. We drove along the famous Going-to-the-Sun Road, listening to an audio cassette describing our stops of the Glacier National Park.
Keokuk, IA to Eldon, IA – 2021.
On my way to Alta, Wyoming from Illinois on September 02, 2021 I stopped at Keokuk, IA for business. I had wanted to go to Keokuk for a few months, but it would have been a long, one day, round trip. On my way to Wyoming it only added an hour and a half toContinue reading “Keokuk, IA to Eldon, IA – 2021.”
Why go to Gothenburg, NE?
Ever been in Gothenburg, NE? Early Friday morning September 03, 2021 I was heading west on I-80 towards Alta, Wyoming when I saw a sign for an original Pony Express Station in Gothenburg, NE. Since I had never been to a Pony Express Station I pulled off I-80 and found there was also a SodContinue reading “Why go to Gothenburg, NE?”
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