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Bumpin Buffalo

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Roger

On our last night in the Black Hills, we hit another roadfood.com joint — the Bumpin Buffalo in Hill City. We all ordered buffalo burgers. I got mine with onion rings and was very pleased with it all. We wandered … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #22 — Wandering Garter Snake

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Roger

thamnophis elegans vagrans Sunday, September 16, 2012 Sylvan Lake — Custer State Park, South Dakota As we were hiking from the lodge to the trailhead for Sunday Gulch, I spotted two small brown snakes on the path. The first took … Continue reading →

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Sunday Gulch

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Roger

On Sunday afternoon, three of us hiked the Sunday Gulch trail in Custer State Park. My wife has an ongoing problem with her ankle that causes her a lot of pain. She was OK with the relatively flat trail around … Continue reading →

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Animal #61 — Mountain Goat

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Roger

oreamnos americanus Sunday, September 16, 2012 Needles Highway — Custer State Park, South Dakota When we started feeding the chipmunks, we had the overlook to ourselves, but several other people showed up. I heard a man say something about goats … Continue reading →

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Rapid City Presidents

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Roger

In 2000, the fine folks of Rapid City decided to put life-sized statues of all the presidents on street corners in the downtown area. We parked and walked two blocks up one street and two blocks back down the next … Continue reading →

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