Author Archives: Roger

Spearfish Canyon was one of the “must see” places on all the lists of Black Hills attractions, and it was our main objective for the day. The long construction zone — and the wait we had to endure to get … Continue reading →

Deadwood is known for being a bawdy, decadent town during the 1800s. Not much has changed. It celebrates sin, but in a tired, listless, pathetic way rather than in the glamorous, exciting, flashy way that Vegas does. We went mostly … Continue reading →

On Friday morning, we headed north. This meant that we weren’t going through Custer and couldn’t eat at Baker’s Bakery. On our way through Hill City, we happened upon the Hill City Cafe. It wasn’t fancy, but the food wasn’t … Continue reading →

There’s a part of me that thinks the Crazy Horse Memorial is just silly. Then there’s another part of me that thinks so too. But it’s one of the things to do in the Black Hills, so we did it. … Continue reading →

Our friends arrived at 10:30 on Thursday morning. We drove into Custer and ate lunch at Baker’s Bakery, then headed west to Jewel Cave National Monument. We bought tickets for the Scenic Tour, which meant that we had almost two … Continue reading →