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April Showers Bring May …. Blizzards And we had a whopper of a blizzard today in the Hills. Even though it's May, the Black Hills were hit with heavy, wet snow and more than a foot of snow in several areas. Pushed by 60-mph winds, the snow shut down Intersate 90 and pretty much every other road in the region. The weather was not fit for man or beast -- OK, I know one beast that was having a pretty good time this morning.
South Dakota Mountain Lion Visits Chicago
Credit goes to Kim in Rapid City for pointing out this interesting story. According to the Chicago Tribune, a mountain lion was found by police in a neighborhood on the city's north side earlier this month. That's pretty amazing all by itself, but here's the really remarkable part: wildlife officials think the big cat may have journeyed there from the Black Hills. That's about a 1,000 mile trip, give or take. Aside from the sheer distance, consider the kinds of obstacles between Chicago and western South Dakota. Like, oh, let's say the Missouri River. And the Mississippi River. And Interstates 29, 35 and 39. Those are some pretty significant barriers for any size animal.
The German-Lakota Connection If you've ever spent time on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, you'll likely hear German as well as Lakota and English. Each year an untold number of German visitors, mostly young, make their way to Pine Ridge, Kyle, Wounded Knee. They camp in people's yards, stay in homes and delve deeply into Native American culture.
Mount Rushmore’s Trail Plans Most visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial don’t realize that it’s actually a 1,278-acre park. Its boundaries stretch to the surrounding ridges, gulches and natural rock formations. Now the National Park Service is looking at plans to open a 6- to 10-mile hiking trail to let visitors to explore beyond the existing grounds of the National Memorial.
Laptop Campers Won’t Be Roughing It In Custer State Park
Roughing it won’t be so rough beginning this summer in Custer State Park. Park officials and the concessionaire Regency CSP Ventures LLP are looking at plans to extend wireless Internet service to campgrounds near the State Game Lodge, the Sylvan Lake Lodge, the Legion Lake Lodge and the Blue Bell Lodge.
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