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Wind Cave National Park — The Park

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

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Wind Cave National Park — The Cave

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

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Baker’s Bakery — Custer, South Dakota

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

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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site — South Dakota (Part 2)

After visiting the Delta-09 site, we spent the morning touring the Badlands. At 1:00, we headed north to the headquarters of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site — which turned out to be a trailer in the parking lot of a … Continue reading

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Badlands National Park — Part Two

These photos are from the eastern part of the park where the road drops down off the plateau and runs along the southern edge. We didn’t get out of the car as often on this stretch because a lot of … Continue reading

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