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Backpacking the South Dakota Centennial Trail | Day 7 | Elk Creek Valley to Alkali Campground | Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Read about Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5 / Day 6 I had hoped that because we only had 2 days left in our hike that today things would start to… Read More
Backpacking the South Dakota Centennial Trail | Day 6 | Estes Creek to Elk Creek Valley | Monday, May 3, 2021 Read about Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5 It rained off and on through the night again, and though we don’t know the exact temperature we know it was the coldest… Read More
Backpacking the South Dakota Centennial Trail | Day 5 | Gold Standard Gulch to Estes Creek OHV Area | Sunday, May 2, 2021 Read about Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 We awoke on day 5 of our hike, relieved that last night’s predicted thunderstorm was only spotty showers, and decided to embrace the change… Read More
Backpacking the South Dakota Centennial Trail | Day 4 | Samelias Mountain Area to Gold Standard Gulch | Saturday, May 1, 2021 Read about Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 Day 4 of our backpacking adventure began with a short trek up to the highest point of the Centennial Trail. The trail doesn’t go over the actual peak,… Read More
Backpacking the South Dakota Centennial Trail | Day 3 | Iron Creek Campground to Samelias Mountain Area | Friday, April 30, 2021 Read About Day 1 / Day 2 We awoke on day 3 with enough energy to take on another day. Today’s hike would take us all the way through the Black Elk Wilderness and well into the Black… Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Hiking Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s High Point • September 7, 2017 We woke up just before dawn on Thursday morning, the day we had planned to do our first peak hike of our vacation. It was a brisk morning, but we didn’t have any trouble getting out of our tent after sleeping on uncomfortable ground. Our internal… Read More