Tag Archives: Black Hills
Gobblers Knob and Dessert
We decided to do the Jeep Safari in Custer State Park and were lucky enough to get a driver who took us to the top of Gobblers Knob. Bouncing over the rough road was more like an amusement park ride, … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Hills, blackberry pie a la mode, buffalo, Custer State Park, Gobblers Knob, mules, pronghorn, Purple Pie Place
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Crazy Horse Mountain
While in the Black Hills, we visited the Crazy Horse Memorial. Chief Crazy Horse is known for defeating George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, or Custer’s Last Stand. The sculptor, Korczak Ziółkowski, started the carving in … Continue reading
A Lake, Some Needles and a Bit of Wildlife
As promised, part II of the last post on South Dakota. Let’s start with Sylvan Lake, shall we? The day we were here, it was in the 50s (Fahrenheit) and really windy. After high 80s in the Badlands, we weren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged bison, Black Hills, deer, Needles Highway, pine trees, rock formations, Sylvan Lake, The Needles, tunnel
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Not in D.C. anymore. . . .
OK, last week we took off from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) and everything was going fine until a woman in our row passed out an hour into the flight. She slumped over in her seat and the two women around … Continue reading
Needles
Pine needles. The dried ones look almost plaited, don’t they? Another example of something ordinary looking different through a macro lens. I love pine trees. Ever been to the Black Hills of South Dakota? Yes, that’s where Mount Rushmore is, … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Hills, Eye of the Needle, granite, macro, Needles Highway, pine needles, South Dakota, Sylvan Lake
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Pearls & Prose 