Hiking Scruton, Odakota, and Bear Mountains | Camping in the Black Hills | July 2025 After deciding not to stay at Sage Creek Campground, we left the Badlands making our way towards Rapid City and the Black Hills, generally towards Pactola Reservoir and the hope of a dispersed site in the forest. We checked out…
Trip to Minot, ND Day 3 | Badlands National Park to Reva Gap Campsite | Kayaking in Pactola Reservoir | Hiking to Buzzard’s Roost | September 2022 We awoke on the morning of our third day of travel to beautiful pastel skies, with the sun rising over the buttes and the Harvest moon setting. Charlotte…
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…