CondÈ Nast Traveler recently listed Badlands National Park as one of the 10 most spectacular national park road trip destinations, citing its thousands of acres of rust-colored buttes, spires and pinnacles. John Mitchell shared these photos from his recent trip there. See more of Mitchell’s work at sodakmoments.com.
“Trees and Trains” are always popular in South Dakota, but they take on a real luster this year at the South Dakota State Railroad Museum in Hill City. The exhibit can still be enjoyed Dec. 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and noon to 4 p.m. on Dec. 28. Photos by Bernie Hunhoff.
The 49th annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup took place last Friday in the southern Black Hills. Photos by James Costanzo. See more of his work at facebook.com/Costanzophotos.
Joel Schwader shared recent photos from Wind Cave National Park, home to a free-roaming bison herd, pronghorn antelope, deer, 30 miles of hiking trails, camping and the famous cave that spouts air. To see more of this Rapid City photographer’s work and to purchase prints, visit www.joeldphotography.net.
This traditional stave church nestled on the western edge of Rapid City is an exact reproduction of the 12th century Borgund stavkirke (stave church) of Laerdal, Norway. It was built in 1969 to house a Lutheran radio show, Lutheran Vespers. When the show moved to Minneapolis in 1975, a non-profit took over operation of the chapel. Local pastors preside over its nightly Vespers and vacationers are invited to visit the chapel and walk the grounds. Photos by Ryan Clayton. See more of his work at https://www.facebook.com/imagesbyryan
Cleopatra Creek is among the dozens of rivulets that run through the valleys and gullies of the northern Black Hills and empty into Spearfish Creek as it races northward to Redwater Creek. The Cleopatra looks no different from any other creek. However, locals know it as the home to Devil’s Bathtub. Well off the beaten path, Devil’s Bathtub has attracted visitors for decades. Photos by Ryan Clayton, Rapid City. See more of his work at https://www.facebook.com/imagesbyryan
