This trailhead is located on the southeast side of Stockade Lake, across from a sandy swimming beach. This trail ascends through a Ponderosa Pine forest to a ridge line. The 1.5 mile hike is considered moderately difficult because of the 390 foot climb. The trail is well marked with blue diamonds nailed into trees. OnContinue reading “Stockade Lake Trail, Black Hills, SD.”
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Center Lake Lost Trail, Black Hills, SD.
This is a lightly trafficked loop trail that circles a dammed lake, and is located off of Playhouse Road between Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road. I encountered only one lady on the trail, the day I hiked. The trail had been lost and forgotten for years. It has recently been re-discovered with the historyContinue reading “Center Lake Lost Trail, Black Hills, SD.”
Sylvan Lake Shore Trail, Black Hills, SD.
The Sylvan Lake Shore Trail offers passing motorists on the Needles Highway an opportunity to stretch their legs on a leisurely 1 mile walk. This is a trail that the whole family can enjoy. While most of this trail is relatively flat, a portion contains steps and crosses exposed rocky areas that are not easilyContinue reading “Sylvan Lake Shore Trail, Black Hills, SD.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, SD.
The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site consists of three units along a 15 mile stretch of route I-90 that I was taking home to Illinois, near Wall, SD. By the time I arrived at the site in late September, tours had been terminated for the year and I could not take the elevator down intoContinue reading “Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, SD.”
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