Category Archives: South Dakota

On our way from Wind Cave to Custer to eat lunch at The Purple Pie Place, we drove past Stockade Lake. The 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie had recognized the Plains Indians as the owners of the Black Hills, but … Continue reading →

I found out about The Purple Pie Place on roadfood.com and was looking forward to visiting for months before our vacation. We went for a late lunch on Wednesday, our first day in the Black Hills. The front room is … Continue reading →

I was more interested in the parts of Wind Cave National Park that are above ground than I was in the cave. I asked a ranger in the visitor center and was directed off the normal, more-crowded tour road onto … Continue reading →

On our first day in the Black Hills, we headed to Wind Cave National Park. We wanted to beat the crowds, but just missed the first tour of the day, which meant that we had to loiter around the visitor … Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s the little things that make a vacation amazing. On our first morning in the Black Hills, we decided to tour Wind Cave National Park. But first — breakfast. We headed into Custer, which not only was the closest … Continue reading →