Black Hills, SD – Wanderings.

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.”

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.”