A peek at Life on the Road
Thursday 10/21/21 No person is always good, but every person has good within them. Peter Norbeck Created the plans and rallied support to build and protect the best of the Black Hills of South Dakota. Norbeck worked hard to provide a masterpiece of park design for future generations to enjoy. The network of roads … Continue reading The Black Hills, Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
Wednesday 10/20/2021 A storm passed over western South Dakota, with cold rain winds and snow in the Black Hills. Shelter in place. It was not as bad as expected, in Hermosa, SD, where the wind was not severe, there was 1/2" wet snow in the morning. As dark and dreary as this day … Continue reading Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Tues 10/19/2021 In 1974, a bull dozer operator was excavating land for a housing development when he uncovered large bones. Work stopped and the bones were examined and determined to be mammoth bones, actual preserved bones and not fossils of bones. This site became a priority archeologic dig site, and is one of the … Continue reading Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, SD
Tuesday 10/19/2021 The Park publication which is included with admission is titled Tatanka, the native Lokata name for Bison. Custer State Park may be the best known and loved state park in the nation. The park encompasses 71,000 acres of rolling natural prairie hills and granite spires within the Black Hills. I had the … Continue reading Custer State Park, South Dakota
Monday 10/18/2021 On today’s agenda is Sturgis, Deadwood, and Lead, South Dakota. Riders know Sturgis is the mecca of motorcycle riding, this is the location of the most attended rally in the US each summer. I can’t go the Black Hills and not go to Sturgis. Why is Sturgis so big? I guess it … Continue reading Sturgis, South Dakota
Sunday 10/17/2021 There are many old rail lines around the country which have gone out of use and the right of way has been converted for use as a recreational trail. In the Black Hills of South Dakota, the George Mickelson Trail has been created and is managed by the state department of fish … Continue reading George Mickelson Trail, SD
Thursday 10/14,3 States, WA, ID, MT, 450 miles, 10 Hours It rained hard all night near Mt. Rainier, I felt lucky it subsided while packing up and pulling out at 07:00. We have had close to 2 weeks of cold rain and damp conditions. It is very hard to keep the camper dry in … Continue reading Washington to South Dakota
Tuesday 10/12/2021 I consider it a rare day to see a high summit clear of clouds. Being an avid hiker, I have seen so often clear skies in the valleys and clouds which appear to cling to summits, obscuring the view that we seek. The high summits of the mountain range cause in interruption … Continue reading Pinnacle Peak Trail
Monday 10/11/2021 I visited the park once around 10 years ago. It was a drive through visit with time for a one hour hike. The cloud ceiling was low and I did not see the mountain at all, but the lower misty views were enticing. I think of this Park as one grand mountain, … Continue reading Mount Rainier National Park
Sunday 10/10 Snow is forecast in the mountain passes today. We chose a route which follows the valleys in the rain, and will not tow the camper with snow on roads. On the drive out of Portland Oregon, the GPS route we are following is interrupted by closure of Interstate 84. Really ?? While … Continue reading Ashford, Washington
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