Introducing Black Hills
This stunning region on the Wyoming–South Dakota border lures visitors with its winding canyons and wildly eroded 7000ft peaks. The region’s name – the ‘Black’ comes from the dark Ponderosa pine-covered slopes – was conferred by the Lakota Sioux. In the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty, they were assured that the hills would be theirs for eternity, but the discovery of gold changed that and the Sioux were pushed out into smaller reservations on flatter land.
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You’ll need several days to explore the area. Throughout are incredible back-road drives, caves, bison herds, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments, outdoor activities (ballooning, cycling, rock climbing, boating, fishing, hiking, downhill skiing and panning for gold) and tons of tourist traps in between.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Best Dive Shop/Hostel on Utila
by Carlixia 05 September 2011
Hi, any reference from Utila I will kindly recomend Gunter's Ecomarine Dive shop in the best neirgbourhood of Sandy Bay, I did my Divemaster…
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RE: South Dakota week in Sept with Mom
by MLM192 29 August 2011
You'll be able to see plenty from the road. I would suggest Custer State Park: there are great rock formations (the "Needles" area in…
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RE: Seattle to New York - Driving - Rather Quickly
by markharf 25 July 2011
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