There is something undeniably magical about the Black Hills of South Dakota. The land feels alive, as if it has absorbed centuries of wind, sun, and stories and now whispers them to anyone who will pause long enough to listen. Granite spires rise like sentinels over the forest, and the smell of ponderosa pine lingers in the air. Even before we entered Custer State Park, we knew we had to experience the full length of the Needles Highway. Continue reading “Needles Highway Adventure: A Journey Through the Heart of the Black Hills”
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Reflections from the Road: A Journey to the Black Hills
As we cruise along I-90 headed west for a Fourth of July camping trip in the Black Hills, I find myself watching the prairie blur past and feeling something I haven’t felt in a while.
Gratitude. Continue reading “Reflections from the Road: A Journey to the Black Hills”
#HuntFishTravel 161 South Dakota (Pt 2) – South Dakota – Wisconsinites Who Get Lost
Wisconsinites Getting Lost in South Dakota!
Part 2 of the South Dakota interview with Patrick Flanigan.
“HuntFishTravel 137 South Dakota (Pt 2) – South Dakota – Wisconsinites Who Get Lost”
Wisconsinites Getting Lost in South Dakota!
Part 2 of the South Dakota interview with Patrick Flanigan. Continue reading “#HuntFishTravel 161 South Dakota (Pt 2) – South Dakota – Wisconsinites Who Get Lost”
#HuntFishTravel 083 – The Debacle That Was My South Dakota Mule Deer Hunt, debacle
Have you ever spent 15 hours completely lost in a dark canyon with no GPS, water or shelter? Well Carrie has and she’s telling the story from start to finish. Joined as always by Rachel Fontaine the conversation revolves around the mule deer hunt, the excitement, the let downs and of course the take-aways. Continue reading “#HuntFishTravel 083 – The Debacle That Was My South Dakota Mule Deer Hunt, debacle”
Sunday Morning Musings – Happy Surgical Anniversary Day & How Far I’ve Come
{I actually wrote this September 30, 2014. Today is my birthday and last year’s kinda sucked so I thought this would be a fitting post.}
I received a text today from my husband:
I chuckled because it was such a simple yet effective reminder of the hell I was going through exactly one year ago today. Lying in a hospital bed, in excruciating pain after having several organs ripped out of me. Barely coherent and doped up beyond my wildest fears. The complications that nearly killed me and the agony of a lengthy recovery.
Most women would never dream of hunting alone much less for a whole week in another state for a species they knew nothing about.
But I am obviously not most women. Continue reading “Sunday Morning Musings – Happy Surgical Anniversary Day & How Far I’ve Come”