Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Keystone, South Dakota
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I'll have to admit, one of the coolest places to visit in our great country is Mt. Rushmore. When I visited it a couple months ago I felt a combination of awe and patriotism as it reminded me of what it means to be an American. One really doesn't realize the size and the effort that it took to carve the faces of these 4 great patriots into the granite without seeing it in person, it truly is a work of art.
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Spearfish Falls
Little Spearfish Creek
Spearfish Canyon
Black Hills National Forest
South Dakota
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When I made the short hike down to Spearfish Falls in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota I wasn't really sure what to expect. I had seen some images of the falls but the pictures really didn't seem to reveal any beauty, and boy was I surprised, what a lovely setting as the falls plunges 47 ft as Spearfish Creek rolls past. I was pretty much limited to the observation area for this falls, not because of posted restrictions, but simply because the creek was pretty deep, it was 29 degrees out and I just wasn't in the mood for cold wet feet.
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Abandoned Cars
Black Hills National Forest
The Ghost Town Of Spokane
South Dakota
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In my research for the trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota I took last September, I discovered there was an abandoned mining town that was on public lands and I couldn't resist stopping by. Mostly deserted by the end of the 1950's several decaying cars scatter what's left of the city of Spokane as well as a few buildings including a leaning schoolhouse who's bee infested walls are going to collapse any day now.
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The Badlands
Badlands National Park
South Dakota
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When I first visited The Badlands it wasn't a National Park yet, it was a National Monument. I was five years old on a trip with my Mom and Dad, my Mom told me it was really cold for June and very windy but I don't remember that, I remember the cool rock formations and the fossil trail. Oddly when I visited a few weeks ago conditions were similar to my previous visit although I don't imagine the wind was a blustery as it was this day. In some cases I had to hold onto my tripod to keep it from blowing over. That aside, this place is beautiful. Miles and miles of rugged colorful terrain separating an upper and lower plain. One could get lost for hours in one of the most unique places on Earth.
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Sioux Falls
Big Sioux River
Falls Park
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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While looking for images to edit for a personal photo book I'm working on from my trip to South Dakota, I came across this lovely scene of Sioux Falls. In my opinion, this falls is one of the most unique I've ever seen since most of the falls I see are surrounded in foliage. Myself, my other half Lisa and good friend Bryan Janosick arrived to the falls before sunrise and to my joy a thick cloud cover had moved in overnight. As the sun rose it did it's best to illuminate the clouds overhead creating a warm glow among a sea of blue and blacks as the unusual colors of the rock surrounding the falls make for a unique and beautiful scene.
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