An essential part of our adventuring has been taking advantage of dispersed camping opportunities. We knew that there were plenty of forest roads to find places to camp in the Black Hills National Forest. We had picked up a forest motorized vehicle map for the Mystic Ranger District. After our first night at a paid Continue reading “Dispersed Camping In The Black Hills National Forest: Hits and Misses”
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Hiking The Black Hills With Poppy the Mountain Goat
Misadventure Ensues When we adopted Poppy, we knew she had a lot of energy and loved to go for walks, but we weren’t sure how far she could go since she is on the smaller side (not quite 14 lbs). We started with the 1.5-mile Stockade Lake Trail loop to warm her and us upContinue reading “Hiking The Black Hills With Poppy the Mountain Goat”
The Black Hills: Scenic Byways
Besides driving the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park, we drove the Needles Highway and Iron Mountain. Needles Highway On the first day, we took the Needles Highway. Fortunately, we are driving an itty bitty van because the tunnels on this particular byway are narrow and short, less than 9 ft and 10 ft sometimes.Continue reading “The Black Hills: Scenic Byways”
Wind Cave National Park: In Pictures
While exploring the Black Hills, we drove to Wind Cave National Park. I have to admit I had never heard of it, but there are a lot more national parks than the ones that I knew about. We could not explore the cave (it sounds interesting) because we had Poppy with us. Instead, we walkedContinue reading “Wind Cave National Park: In Pictures”
Death and Beauty: On the Road Again
After two months in Ohio, we were back on the road in the van. It was exciting. We were headed west to parts already visited, but mostly not. We were prepared with an updated van interior, additional solar, and the lessons learned from the first four months of life on the road. One of theContinue reading “Death and Beauty: On the Road Again”
One Year Ago Today
One year ago today, we left on our first van trip. It would prove to be life-changing. As I type this, I am now retired, and we are flying out to Boulder to pick up our van from Anti-Sprinter, who has been “camperizing” it more professionally than we could have in such a short time.Continue reading “One Year Ago Today”
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