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The George S. Mickelson Trail in western South Dakota is a trail rich in history and beautiful views. For nearly 100 years, it served as the Burlington Railroad route. The narrow-gauge line cuts through the heart of the Black Hills, running 109 miles from Deadwood to Edgemont. Traffic came to a stop in the mid …
The Lakota call them Paha Sapa, “hills that are black”. From a distance, the Black Hills appear black as they tower several thousand feet above the surrounding prairie. To the tribes of the Great Plains, the Black Hills were, and still are, sacred land. Located in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, Black Hills National …
During a September 1935 visit to Spearfish Canyon, visionary architect Frank Lloyd Wright described the canyon as, “unique and unparalled elsewhere in our country.” During our fall 2021 adventures, we drove the 22 mile Spearfish Canyon National Scenic Byway and experienced its breathtaking beauty for ourselves. The canyon offers towering cliffs, lovely Spearfish Creek, three …
During our Fall 2021 adventures, we visited Devils Tower National Monument. The Tower is a massive rock monolith that towers 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River and plains of Northeast Wyoming. Standing 867 feet tall from base to summit, it is considered sacred by Northern Plains Indians and is one of the finest rock …
Continuing south from Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area on our fall 2021 adventures, we spent a week in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains. The Bighorns are a spur of the Rocky Mountains that extends 200 miles north across the Great Plains. Much of the range falls within the boundaries of the 1.12 million acre Bighorn National Forest …