We have an early spring tradition at our cabin. As you may have noticed, the snow on the prairie melts well before the snow in the hills. Thus, our tradition was created. Every spring when our spirits are low because the weather is warm, but there is still too much snow to do anything, we take a day long road trip. The beautiful thing about the hills is that we are surrounded by diverse landscapes. A day long road trip can take us to the Badlands of Wall, the crazy rock formations around Custer, the prairie of Wyoming, and the river bottoms of the Belle Fourche River. This time we decided to go up to Belle Fourche, over to Hullett, down to Devil's Tower, past Sundance, to Spearfish, and through the winding Spearfish Canyon. It was great to get out and do something other than shoveling.
There were some nice ranches on the trip.
I wish I knew the story behind this little place.
The deer and antelope were plentiful.
This was an abandon coal mine. There was a nice walking path around it.
Devil's Tower is amazing. I like the pivot in the foreground.
and the skies are not cloudy all day!
Then it was back to reality. Still it was a nice little trip. It lifted our spirits.
I enjoyed your day trip ~
ReplyDeletemay your spirits stay lifted :)
I thought of you the other day when it was warm out and the very next day we had 10 inches of snow on the ground!! It was almost 60 today and we have a nasty mixture of mud and snow. Your pictures are beautiful! A nice break for sure!
ReplyDeleteBonnie,
ReplyDeleteWe went through the Wall Badlands on a school trip in college. The Hubby and I toured through the Hills on our Honeymoon. We went through Custer State Park, Mt. Rushmore, The Needles Highway, etc. Last summer J's siblings and spouses wanted to spend a day in the Hills. We visited Prairie Berry and went down the Alpine Slide at Hill City. Spearfish Canyon is gorgeous in the fall!
Glad you had a fun weekend.
Thanks for sharing your little get away. I've never been any further west than eastern Minnesota. It's on my 'to do' list :)
ReplyDeleteThe Badlands sound like the perfect antidote after being cooped up due to all the bad weather. I love the Badlands. Some of our best family vacations where our children were younger were spent hiking there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a site for sore eyes Bonnie. Great road trip.. Such a treat to see the wide open space and bright blue skies... I miss that from our west...:) Glad you got out for a spell!
ReplyDeleteLovely day trip.. you took some great photos :o)
ReplyDeleteFabulous! You live in a beautiful place! Wishing warm sunshine for your snow to melt soon, so your blooms can do their thing!
ReplyDeleteYou have lots of beauty around your area. Hardly any snow around here.I started some flats of flowers yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures of your trip. How nice to see any thing but snow, right? I love that picture of Devils Tower. That is incredible.
ReplyDeleteI do hope you get warm weather soon.
Thanks so much for this little day trip down Memory Lane. It has been too many years since I've taken a road trip from Missouri to visit family and friends in the Black Hills through Deadwood, up to Lead just past Terry Peak, then over to Sheridan, Wyoming, at the base of the Big Horns. Flying is such a time-saver, but there is so much I miss. That's why I like to keep up your blog posts.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a really nice time. Then back to snow! Thankfully warm weather is around the corner.
ReplyDeleteWe have driven that same route, one of our favorites. Another one is to go south of Sundance to Four Corners and home through the top of Spearfish Canyon.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got out Bonnie and shared these amazing photos with us. Sending you warm wishes, XOXO
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post, Bonnie, and a beautiful tradition. We have been through that area on our motorcycle. Breathtaking scenary. I have a picture of myself in front of Devil's Tower and I love that place. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Diane, a beautiful tradition. :)
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