Blogs from Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, United States, North America

In mid September of this year, Anne and I finally were able to get back on the road again and visit a few spots in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana to do a little hiking as well as touring a couple of historical sites. We flew into Rapid City, SD, on Saturday, 9/11, and returned from Billings, MT, on Saturday, 9/18. In between, we visited Custer State Park and the Black Hills National Forest in SD, Devils Tower National Monument and the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming, and the Little Bighorn National Battlefield and Pompeys Pillar in Montana. Arrived around 1:30 PM on Saturday in Rapid City, drove to Custer State Park, and checked out the visitor center. The rangers were giving directions to a place where the buffalo herd had been driven, supposedly to make it ... read more

blog 08-26-17 Our Forefathers Day The morning was glorious with clear blue skies and low 60s temp. The dog walk was beautiful, just smelling the air filled with the scent of pine and grassy smell. We are starting to acclimate to the alititude better, able to walk without feeling like there is no air. We are at 4,774ft right now, twice what I am used to and 4 times what Ginnie is used to. Even Linus seems to be having a little trouble, just not himself. We sat outside for a short time then formulated a plan for the day. I knew that thunderstorms would form in the afternoon so we headed out early for Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse. There was traffic at the entrance to Mt Rushmore but we found a parking place in ... read more

Ok I know, two posts in one day is unusual but it is pouring here and we are forced to take a day off. Couldn’t have a better day off then Michelle’s birthday and couldn’t have a worse day with this wind and rain. So this is catch-up time for me before I get too far behind in my posts. Ellsworth AFB is a great pivot spot centrally located near the Black Hills, the Badlands and Sturgis. We have taken full advantage of the first two days, one on the bike in warm calm weather and one in the truck in 20+ mph winds with afternoon thunderstorms. Our first stop was someplace that most everyone would say, yeah I would love to see that but it’s so far away, I won’t ever get the chance. That ... read more

spearfish canyon....fraicheur assurée!!!... read more

Journey to the West a.k.a Tour of the American Monuments, Memorials and National Parks From 14th August to 1st September 2012 By Benjamin Boey Geography is one of my favourite subjects in high school. I always paid full attention when Ms. Geh explained the landscape and geological formation of the North America in a very stimulating approach. I scored a distinction for this subject for my GCE “O”level back in the 1980’s. It has always been my wildest dream to witness the massive eruption of the Old Faithful geyser in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. I also had dreams of trekking down the gorges of the Grand Canyon to see how the powerful Colorado River created such mammoth erosion to the plateau. I received my US visa after completing a MBA course back in 2003 ... read more