Dispersed Camping In The Black Hills National Forest: Hits and Misses

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”

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”