Black Hills Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Denver, CO Scotts Bluff National Monument - Gehring, NE Dinner at State Game Lodge - Custer, SD Overnight at Mountain View Cabins - Hill City, SD…
Badlands National Park – South Dakota
Most people automatically think of Mt. Rushmore when they hear about traveling to South Dakota. But the area also features Badlands National Park, just 75 miles east of Rapid City.…
Custer State Park – Custer, SD
As South Dakota's largest state park, Custer encompasses 71,000 acres of trails, wildlife, lakes, and "California-worthy" scenery. It's one of those state parks like Dead Horse Point in Utah and…
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial – South Dakota
We finally arrived in South Dakota – a trip two years in the making due to the pandemic. After settling into our cabin in Hill City, the first thing on our agenda was to see nearby Mt. Rushmore.
As a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock’s “North By Northwest,” I’ve always wanted to see the iconic monument dedicated to the four presidents. Although several friends who’d been to Mt. Rushmore said they were disappointed that it only took an hour or two to see, I was still eager to visit.
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