Hill City Travel Blogs

We headed on down the highway the Hill City KOA, just 5 miles from Mount Rushmore National Monument.  I stayed at this camp eight years ago, they've built a new store and office since then. They also have riding stables. We set up our camp, then went to check out the monument. The campgro…

Tonight we had a light dinner at one of the local Hotel restaurants.  We had seen a sign about a buffet at the Hotel just up the street from our lodgings and decided to check it out.  As soon as I walked in the door I knew we were going to eat there, because just to my right was the ice c…

Today we got to fix our reservations on the 1880 train and in high hopes of getting to ride the train today. We called the office and were able to change our reservations to 2:30 pm this afternoon. We were cutting it close but we got there just on time to pick our tickets up. We boarded the train i…

A few trips to the Black Hills of South Dakota, for sight seeing, a wedding and fun with friends!

When I turned a curve, I came across a rider. He really enjoyed riding a Harley.His riding posture reminds me of a saying: Life begins at forty.  

If you have some time in the area you can take the Black Hills Scenic Railroad trip through the mountains. Unfortunately, my whirlwhind trip didn't allow for the time, and this became the second train trip I had to pass up, so I settled for taking a few photos around the station. Whi…

I woke up to a beautiful morning, fresh brisk air and a beautiful sunrise. Although, at the time I was a little inebriated from the night before with our next door neighbors. The plan today was to drive 370 miles to Rapid City and camp there for two days. However, on the drive over we decided to st…