Pick apart areas of the Black Hills National Forest I’ve experienced by clicking an area of interest to you. Jack’s Black Hills Scenic & Historic Wanderings: Wyoming: Devils Tower Tower Trail South Dakota: Black Hills National Forest Crazy Horse Memorial Custer State Park Iron Mountain Road Needles Highway Sylvan Lake Shore Trail Center Lake LostContinue reading “Black Hills, SD – Wanderings.”
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Professor Samuel’s Portrait Emporium, Keystone, SD.
Ms. Traci and her dad scouting the Old West in 1986. Dress up photography with many costumes and western backdrops at Professor Samuel’s Portrait Emporium across the street from the 1888 Train stop and down the street from the Big Thunder Gold Mine, in Keystone, SD. What I wish I had done in 2021 isContinue reading “Professor Samuel’s Portrait Emporium, Keystone, SD.”
Wildlife Loop Road, Black Hills, SD.
I took the Wildlife Loop Road into the Black Hills National Forest and photographed the Bighorn Sheep. Expected travel time on the Wildlife Loop Road is about 1.5 hours — travel time is dependent on “wildlife jams.” The Wildlife Loop Road twists and turns its way through the prairie and ponderosa pine-studded hills that harborContinue reading “Wildlife Loop Road, Black Hills, SD.”
Iron Mountain Road, Black Hills, SD.
The Iron Mountain Road, in South Dakota, has been described as an incredible journey, an unforgettable 17 mile experiences. The road was designed as a work of art to make you slow down, to see and feel things that you don’t experience every day. It was specifically designed with a tremendous amount of curves, includingContinue reading “Iron Mountain Road, Black Hills, SD.”
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, SD.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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