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.

The cabin in the Black Hills

From this “base camp,” we journeyed to Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and a number of tourist traps in Hill City.

Mount Rushmore

We spent one of our days at Sylvan Lake, where we hiked and rented a couple of paddleboats.

Sylvan Lake

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.

Mountain goat

And before the trip was over, Yaa had made a new friend.

Yaa and cat

4 Responses to “Trip to the Black Hills”

  1. chipmunk says:

    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

  2. Halcyon says:

    Hey, how did you manage to Yaa on a boat. I thought she didnt like water …
    Cool pix too.

  3. Trevor says:

    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…

  4. Trevor says:

    I asked her, and indeed it was because the lake is so small. The ocean is just too big and intimidating.

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