There's just something about the Black Hills of South Dakota that feels so welcoming to us. We love to go back to South Dakota any chance we get. Both of us have worked several seasons at Wind Cave National Park. Most recently we spent the summer of 2009 working as seasonal interpreters at Wind Cave. The location is not only beautiful, it also offers easy access to lots of great adventures not just in the Black Hills and Badlands but in nearby Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and of course North Dakota.
Check out Eric's and Noelle's South Dakota Adventures:
Black Hills National Forest
Custer National Forest:
Custer State Park
Badlands National Park:
Wind Cave National Park
Images of Eric's and Noelle's South Dakota Adventures:
Paleontologists Tools at the Mammoth Site
Noelle and Mammoth Bone Replica
Mammoth Skull at the Mammoth Site
Mammoth Skeleton at the Mammoth Site
Fall River Falls
Wild Bill Hickok's Grave in Boot Hill Cemetery, Deadwood
Calamity Jane's Grave in Boot Hill Cemetery, Deadwood
Noelle and Eric in Yogi's Picnic Basket at Storybook Island in Rapid City
Noelle and Smoky at Storybook Island
Dinosaur Park in Rapid City
Start of the Summit Trail at Bear Butte State Park near Sturgis
Eric at Bear Butte Summit
Bison at Bear Butte State Park
Bear Butte
Noelle and a Tunnel on the George S. Mickelson Trail
Noelle Rides the Mickelson Trail near Deadwood
View from the Mickelson Trail near Hill City
Noelle at a Creek just off the Mickelson Trail
Eric and Small Waterfall just off the Mickelson Trail
Old Outbuildings near the Michelson Trail
Garter Snake on the Mickelson Trail
Small Canyon off the Mickelson Trail near Edgemont
Check out Eric's and Noelle's North Dakota Adventures:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Images of Eric's and Noelle's North Dakota Adventures:
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site in Medora
Columnar Juniper Area in Little Missouri National Grassland
Little Missouri National Grassland
Noelle at Overlook in Little Missouri National Grassland
"Theodore Roosevelt" in Medora
Toadstools in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Noelle Hikes Amongst Petrified Trees at Theodore Roosevelt NP
Mushroom Petrified Stump at Theodore Roosevelt NP
Petrified Root System at Theodore Roosevelt NP
Eric and Petrified Stump at Theodore Roosevelt NP
Noelle Takes a Break Hiking in Theodore Roosevelt National Park