Trip to the Black Hills
For our summer vacation, Yaa and I spent five days in the Black Hills for a family reunion. This was Yaa’s first time ever in that part of the country, and my first time in the last fifteen years, so it was quite an experience for both of us. Most of our time was spent in a fantastic two-story cabin in the middle of the woods that my parents had recently purchased.
From this “base camp,” we journeyed to Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and a number of tourist traps in Hill City.
We spent one of our days at Sylvan Lake, where we hiked and rented a couple of paddleboats.
Later, I climbed Harney Peak, where I saw a mountain goat, a rainbow, and the old lookout tower that was used decades ago to watch for forest fires.
And before the trip was over, Yaa had made a new friend.
July 17th, 2006 at 10:47 pm
Trevor!!
The pictures look great. I’ve never actually seen a mountain goat. And the picture of Yaa with the cat is cute
Looks like you had a great time
July 19th, 2006 at 6:52 am
Hey, how did you manage to Yaa on a boat. I thought she didnt like water …
Cool pix too.
July 19th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
Now that you mention it, it *is* rather surprising. But it was a very quiet, calm, and not so big lake, so I suppose that had something to do with it. Anyway, I think it’s the ocean that really scares her. I’ll have to ask…
July 19th, 2006 at 10:33 pm
I asked her, and indeed it was because the lake is so small. The ocean is just too big and intimidating.