Riverside Inn Hot Springs

... State Park has campgrounds, cabins and a lodge, all of which require reservations during the summer season. And, we've learned that the most scenic portions of the byway close after the first snow fall - so plan accordingly!!

Here's a link to the Norbeck Byway http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/24 59/

We were up early today for the short drive from our campground out to Custer State Park. We had arrived in Rapid City in time for the annual buffalo roundup and we were looking forward to taking this event off our 'list'. We've included quite a few pictures that we took along with a few that a friend of a friend took. You will be able to ...

On this day, we packed up camp and headed to the Black Hills. We went through Wind Cave National Park where we sighted our first buffalo, Tatanka. We couldn't believe our eyes. We had gotten used to seeing cows. This particular one was big and fluffy in the head. We could barely see his eyes. His horns came out of his head, shiny and curvy. He wasn't doing anything but standing there like a statue. He was ...

... we saw lots of pictures and articles about the Wounded Knee II, the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the conflict in the Reservation at that time, and the standoff against the FBI. It was inspiring and reminded us of our more activist days. We overheard elderly ladies speaking in their language, probably reliving those days. We left with a deep sense of experiencing history.

After leaving Pine RIdge, we only got as far as the Angostura State ...

... dig began. A complex with museum and gift shop was built around it, and they are still finding bones! About 15 miles outside of Hot Springs is the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, where wild horses run free across the prairies. You can adopt a horse from the sanctuary for $650 and up. Unfortunately, we don't have room in the RV. . . ! The Cold Brook Reservoir was a great place to hike, fish, and stargaze. We could see the Milky Way most ...

... corner. This area is more like small canyons not crops of rock jutting out of the ground. This area of the state is covered in wild, very tall grasses. They even have cactus growing there. We took a short hike around the canyon and returned to start the dreaded task of getting packed up for tomorrow. We plan to be on the road by 7am. Talk to you soon.

... went into Hot Springs and picked up some supplies. We had a site reserved right on the water but had to wait a couple of hours for the unit to become available. This was going to be home for the next 3 days. The campgrounds closer to Mt. Rushmore were all booked but the drive north out of Hot Springs was worth the time.

... Rückennadeln befestigt, die sie dann mehr**e Runden um den Kreis ziehen, bis sie schliesslich rennen, so dass die Nadeln rausreissen. Ein** betet dabei lautstark für das Wohl all** Kind** d** Welt... Die anthropologische Distanz ei***** Weiss** (inklusive mein** P**son) bröckelte zusehens weg und die Stärke des Rituals umfing uns alle. Nichtsdestowe***** fühlte ich mich nicht sehr v**bunden mit dies** Krieg**kultur, konnte mit all den Kulturen in Asien eine eng**e V ...

Photo Album [FOR ENGLISH PLEASE SCROLL DOWN] Die welt veraendert sich in alle richtungen, je nachdem, welche impulse vorausgehen. Der mensch erlebt eine metamorphose des bewusstseins, der aufmerksamkeit, prioritaeten verschieben sich und jeder einzelne beginnt sich selbst im anderen wahrzunehmen. Das kollektive verstaendnis vom miteinander unserer stammesvorfahren findet immer mehr einsicht und anerkennung von seiten unserer individualisierten gesellschaft. Eine weitere ...

Me and my bright ideas! I figured I'd drive across the local roads to get from the Badlands to the Black Hills. That way I could avoid the reknowned tourist trap known as Wall Drug. Well, in some respects it is nice to get away from the beaten path, but on the other hand... The poor rental car had to put up with three hours of gravel-paved roads. Oh, well. It's a rental! But the open scenery was really nice...