Category Archives: Red Chair

Custer, South Dakota

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Roger

My wife came down with a cold on Wednesday, so I volunteered to let her sleep late on Thursday while I drove into Custer and bought pastries for breakfast. I used the opportunity to tour the town. Many businesses and … Continue reading →

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Mount Rushmore

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Roger

We drove by Mount Rushmore on Tuesday evening on our way from the Badlands to Custer State Park and I took a couple photos from the road through our bug-splattered windshield. Roosevelt and Lincoln seem particularly chummy from this angle. … Continue reading →

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Sylvan Lake

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Roger

We spent six nights at Sylvan Lake Lodge in Custer State Park. The lodge was nice — situated on a hill above the lake surrounded by towering rock formations, centrally located in the Black Hills. Our room, not so much. … Continue reading →

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Gordon Stockade

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Roger

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 →

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Begging Burros

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Roger

Years ago, burros were used to carry tourists up to the top of Harney Peak. When the concession closed down, the burros were released into the wild. They thrive in a semi-tame state along the Wildlife Loop Road, begging for … Continue reading →

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