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 November 11, 2018

Hiking To Crazy Horse: Custer, South Dakota

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. We arrived in Custer, South Dakota in early June, the day before a Volksmarch. This was the result of pure luck, not excellent planning. But we know a good opportunity when it’s staring us in the face. In this case, it was the enormous […]

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Categories : South Dakota, Travel
Tags : Biking Mickelson Trail, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, Needles Highway, Sunday Gulch, Volksmarch to Crazy Horse, Wildlife Loop Road
 November 2, 2018

The Beautiful Badlands: South Dakota

Traveling along I-90 in South Dakota, sweeping vistas of grasslands dominate the countryside. But just three miles from the interstate near the tiny town of Interior, an otherworldly landscape of craggy spires pierce the sky and colorful mounds of rock rise from the prairie. This was our first visit to Badlands National Park, and we […]

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Categories : South Dakota, Travel
Tags : Badlands Interior Campground, Badlands Loop Road, Badlands National Park, Burrowing Owl, Hiking in Badlands National Park, Notch Trail, Wildlife in Badlands National Park
Destiny Statue in South Dakota
 October 27, 2018

Sioux Falls, Corn Palace, & Native Culture: South Dakota

Most of the time, we plan our trips several months in advance, making reservations at popular places (like the Oregon Coast in summer, or Florida in winter) when necessary. Traveling in the Midwest, we thought we could relax a bit. Everything was fine until Memorial Day suddenly appeared on the horizon, and we found ourselves without […]

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Categories : South Dakota, Travel
Tags : Akta Lakota Museum, Corn Palace, Dignity Statue, Falls Park, Left Tailrace COE campground, Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Bike Trail

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