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Keep 'em in Your Sights

Ranch Life

Written by Mandan Lynn on August 28, 2007

  • I grew up on a ranch in South Dakota, so all the new experiences my Dutch friends had when they visited me felt like just another average day to me. Unfortunately, it has been a...
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Playin' Some Volleyball

Working in the Theatre

Written by Mandan Lynn on August 26, 2007

  • The Black Hills Playhouse holds a special place in my heart, and not just because I’ve been attending plays there since I was 10 years old. I’ve also spent two summers working there.The BHP is...
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·Something to bray about

Brazen Burros of Custer State Park

Written by btwood2 on October 20, 2004

  • We’d barely entered the park on Iron Mountain Road when we saw about 10 or 12 burros poking around cars parked on the shoulder, and people, some inside their cars, some walking around. What...
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·People and bison

Bison Rut, Custer State Park

Written by btwood2 on October 20, 2004

  • Last year we visited both the National Bison Range in Montana as well as Yellowstone National Park. We were disappointed in the former, only seeing bison way off in the distance so they looked...
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Keystone Gridlock

Keystone: Tacky Tourist Trap

Written by btwood2 on October 30, 2004

  • Only 14 miles from Hill City, Keystone has chosen a more hit-‘em-over-the-head, commercial presentation of itself. It’s very centrally located, so it’s difficult to avoid it when driving anywhere. Our first introduction to...
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·Bound hands

Lakota – Dakota – Nakota

Written by btwood2 on November 9, 2004

  • After our visit to Crazy Horse Memorial last summer, thoughts were spilling out of my brain at lightning speed. It’s four months later, and now that I’m in Arizona for the winter, it’s...
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·	Horseback riding in the Black Hills

Scenic Drives, Hikes, Bikes, and Rides

Written by btwood2 on August 22, 2004

  • Probably the best way to get a feeling for the real Paha Sapa is to attempt to escape civilization by taking to the trails. There are lots of trails that run through the hills....
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·	Small scale model of big scale dream

Ramblings about Crazy Horse Memorial

Written by btwood2 on August 22, 2004

  • Even before going to see Crazy Horse Memorial, I thought it was pretty cool that his "image" was being carved into the Black Hills, if for no other reason than to give some...
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Badlands

Badlands

Written by Casual Tourist on September 28, 2000

  • The Badlands are beautiful, vast and forboding. On one visit we took advantage of the helicopter tour over the area. The view was breath-taking. It's been a while and I'm not so...
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Happy New Year, Deadwood-Style

Written by Mandan Lynn on August 27, 2007

  • Deadwood is a pretty cool town in its own right. It’s the former stomping grounds of Wild West heroes such as Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill Cody, and it’s where Wild Bill Hickok was shot...
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