"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." John Muir After traveling a mile through meadows and forest, we began to see Elkorn Mountain, with dramatic peaks and rock outcrops. Climbing steeply, the trail emerges onto a ridge where users can see the back of Mt. Rushmore. Two thirds fo the way to the top is a popular outlook and hitching rail for thsoe who take their horse to the summit. This is the most popular route to Harney Peak...Trail #9. It leads to a fire tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), now on the Register of Historic Places. The trail is steep, but the rewards include stunning views of four states. Harney Peak was
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