took a few days last week and ran over to the Black Hills with my old Friend Ron Rainbolt.
We both used to live in the hills and Ron was born and raised in Sturgis.
We stayed a couple nights at the best western- Hickcock house in Deadwood
I haven't been back to the hills for some time now and running the old haunts sure makes me realize how much I missed them being my backyard.
We went from Newcastle,Wy. up Highway 85 and of course had to stop at the buckhorn bar so Ron could get a beer.
These photos were taken on Vandurin road outside Sturgis. I see there are year round tee-shirt shops on main st. these days but other than riding down the street we weren't much interested. I haven't been to the rally for years.
These photos are taken in Spearfish Canyon below Deadwood and entering the canyon at Cheyenne crossing.
The canyon its self is deep with rugged walls towering above and Spearfish creek following the canyon and pictures don't do it justice.
The rock is mostly granite, I have packed in horseback on top of these walls and set up hunting camp in years past. The hunting is excellent take your pick on deer, elk are back in here also and I have ridden up to the walls to peer over the top into the canyon below.
I will make another post showing Bridal Veil Falls I cant load more than ten pics per post.
Here are photos of the two of us taken at Bridal veil falls.
God the two of sure aren't as young as we were back in the day when lived in them thar hills! Ron and I have been friends for over 40 years, back then I never dreamed we would be here with him using a cane and my oxygen machine sitting on my passenger seat waiting for the picture to be taken!
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More to come as time permits!