Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Camped for the night at Sheps Canyon Recreation Area campground. Nothing too exciting, mainly just sharing here to put a pin on my geomap for tracking. Not a bad secluded place to camp but be prepared to spend some driving time. I booked one of the lakeside sites but it was dark and hot that … Read more
Made a quick stop in Hot Springs, South Dakota as something caught my eye as I was driving down the main street. Lots of construction so I had to drive past and then park in the Centennial Park lot and walk down the paved path that runs parallel to the Fall River. Not pictured but … Read more
Just a quick stop at Legion Lake for lunch. I’ve been driving most of the morning, time for a break. This post is mainly to put a pin in my geomap tracker thingy. Here’s a view of the lake without my truck getting in the way. Small but peaceful lake, looks like a great place … Read more
While the bison are the main attraction along the Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road, there are still many other things to see here which you should not skip over quickly. Firstly, I think the scenic views along this loop road are worth the drive alone. I didn’t take too many photos this day because … Read more
On recommendation from the Custer State Park Visitor Center staff, I headed down the Wildlife Loop Road to see if I could catch the activities from the annual “buffalo round-up”. I will share more on the Wildlife Loop in the next update, for now just imagine that we have already driven 1/3 of the loop … Read more
Made a brief stop at the Custer State Park Visitor Center to learn about the history and gather ideas on best places to visit. I came here several times only to find it was closed – if you plan to visit as well, check online for their hours in the off-peak season as they are … Read more
The Needles Highway (SD-87) is a 14-mile scenic drive through some of the best scenery in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is also part of the larger double-loop Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway. This is by no means an exhaustive guide to the road – just some photos I took during my adventure. Less … Read more
After getting skunked on my morning run across the Needles Highway and then dilly-dallying with breakfast and laundry watching some clouds grow in the sky, I finally said “screw it!” and drove up to Sylvan Lake to the Trail #9 trail head for Black Elk Peak. The clouds continued to build as I watched from … Read more
Started the morning attempting to drive across the Needles Highway from east to west but it was closed off at the intersection with America Center Road. I didn’t expect that so no backup plan, and decided to head into the city of Custer to come up with a new plan. While cruising down the main … Read more
Camped at Custer State Park – Game Lodge Campground last night. The sites are a little wonky but overall it’s a nice spot with some of the only foliage changes I have seen in the area. Bonus they have hot showers even this late in the season. I stayed at site 52E which was the … Read more