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South Dakota Guide
The Mount Rushmore State
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Cliff Shelf Nature Trail & Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Badlands NP
After you drop down the hill from the Door/Window/Notch trail area, the next hiking opportunity is at Cliff Shelf Nature Trail. The only challenging thing ...
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Wind Cave National Park: Rankin Ridge Fire Tower & Trail
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Badlands’ West End: Sage Creek Rim Road, Prairie Dogs
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Lead, South Dakota
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Saddle Pass Trail, Badlands National Park
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Mount Rushmore National Monument At Dusk: Lighting Ceremony
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Spearfish Canyon Byway: US Alt-14
For one final scenic experience in South Dakota’s Black Hills, before heading back into Wyoming, I decided to drive the ...
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Aug 6, 2016
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Lead, South Dakota
Lead isn’t quite as exciting as it’s pro-gambling neighbor, Deadwood. There aren’t as many tourist-targeted attractions here, with the exception ...
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Deadwood, South Dakota
I almost decided not to drive into Deadwood. US 385 hits US 85, right in between Deadwood and Lead, and ...
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Mount Rushmore National Monument At Dusk: Lighting Ceremony
I thought I’d start off this page with a picture of a scene that stirs patriotism and pride in America: ...
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Aug 6, 2016
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Needles Highway, Peter Norbeck Scenic Highway, Black Hills
The Needles section of Custer State Park is definitely the most exciting part of the park, and it’s the area ...
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Aug 6, 2016
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Custer State Park: Wildlife Loop
South Dakota’s first state park takes up a lot of real estate in the middle of the Black Hills. I ...
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Wind Cave National Park: Rankin Ridge Fire Tower & Trail
After you’ve left the actual cave, you’ll still spend a while in Wind Cave National Park, as you drive across ...
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Aug 6, 2016
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Wind Cave National Park
Since the weather wasn’t cooperating, I decided to go someplace where the weather didn’t matter. Wind Cave National Park is ...
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Aug 6, 2016
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Black Hills: Keystone. Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse
I was headed somewhat aimlessly into the Black Hills, as I headed south out of Rapid City. I knew there ...
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Aug 6, 2016
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Rapid City, South Dakota: Dinosaur Park
I started Day 6 with one of the most obvious tourist attractions in Rapid City. In the middle of town, ...
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Aug 6, 2016
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Badlands National Park: Scenic Drive at Sunset
With just an hour or two before dark, I decided to drive eastbound across Badlands National Park’s scenic loop road. It ...
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Aug 5, 2016
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Badlands’ West End: Sage Creek Rim Road, Prairie Dogs
The pavement may turn north, signaling an end to the loop drive through Badlands National Park, but it doesn’t have ...
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Aug 5, 2016
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Badlands National Park Scenic Drive
Norbeck Pass instantly became my favorite spot in Badlands National Park. The park’s scenic road curves gracefully through the pass, ...
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Aug 5, 2016
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Saddle Pass Trail, Badlands National Park
You’ve just left the Ben Reifel Visitor Center behind, along with the intersection with the road that leads to the ...
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Aug 5, 2016
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Cliff Shelf Nature Trail & Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Badlands NP
After you drop down the hill from the Door/Window/Notch trail area, the next hiking opportunity is at Cliff Shelf Nature ...
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Aug 5, 2016
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Window & Notch Trails, Badlands National Park’s East End
Even before I arrived at Badlands National Park, I knew I was going to love it. It’s my kind of ...
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Aug 5, 2016
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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
If you’re old enough, at some time during your childhood, you saw some cold-war movie where the U.S. and Soviet ...
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Aug 5, 2016
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Wall, South Dakota: Wall Drug Store
I decided to devote Day 5 to Badlands National Park, but on the way, something told me I had to ...
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Aug 5, 2016
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Ardmore, South Dakota (Ghost Town) and Route 71
Don’t expect a big welcome as you cross the state line from Nebraska into South Dakota. In fact, your arrival ...
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