Previous Stepping out of the Crazy Horse monument’s museum, the sauna-like heat blasts away the lingering chill from my skin. As I walk to my car, weaving through a parking lot filled with Harley-Davidsons, I glance to my right, soaking in the final moments with the mountain. Custer State Park is nearby, but paying theContinue reading “The Woman Near Custer (Book Part 25)”
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Cross Country Move: Buffalo, WY to Sioux Falls, SD – Day 4 – 4.6/5 Stars
“I’ve missed good thunderstorms,” Dave says after we all count from the lightning strike to the cracking thunder. The count is 7 to 11 seconds or the presumed distance in miles it’s away (light travels faster than sound, you know?). Entering the Needles Scenic Byway near Custer, South Dakota, it was all too obvious fromContinue reading “Cross Country Move: Buffalo, WY to Sioux Falls, SD – Day 4 – 4.6/5 Stars”
Hiking Nirvana: Naches Peak Loop Trail
With a hiker’s report on AllTrails mentioning slush on the trail, I felt both a deflating sensation, tempting me to stay at home and a rush of “now or never” pressure to embark on the climb up Chinook Pass before it closes for the season. So we went. “I can’t imagine driving all this wayContinue reading “Hiking Nirvana: Naches Peak Loop Trail”
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