Black Hills and Bighorns 8-09
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Carrie driving the bus
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Devon thinks South Dakota is boring
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Devon's first view of the badlands
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Mama, there is nothing here
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Driving in the black hills
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Ron can't believe the bus only goes 30mph in the hills here at 5000feet
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north of hill city to our camp site
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Entrance to the Sheridan lake campsite
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The road is narrow
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Our site 69 and 70 on the point of Sheridan Lake
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A view out our back window the first day
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All of this point was ours
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The fire pit and picnic area overlooking the lake
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We took Jason's site 69 for Friday since we didnt have both site until Saturday
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Odd shale like rock weathering
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Ron at Sheridan Lake
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Devon and Carrie at Sheridan Lake
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Devon doesn't mind the view
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Ball!
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Devon and his Mickey Mouse!
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Jason has arrived and we moved into our correct spots
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Devon looking for trouble
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Jason and Nicole on a much needed vacation
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Devon and Otis
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Point across the lake
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Jason's 5th wheel
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A view out our window at site 70
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Devon at Rushmoore
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Breakfast with the Presidents
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Just enough room for Devon's face up there someday
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Ice Cream
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Deer
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Rushmoore from an overlook
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Rattlesnake in there
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Donkeys
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Nicole getting a pic of a fine ass
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Gamelodge
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They redid the dining room at the State Gamelodge and turned it into a buffet
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Totally ruined it
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Mad goats!
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Bison
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He had too much to drink last night
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Needles Hwy. Pine beetle has reached the black hills
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Sylvan Lake
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Hiking around the lake
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some science experiment
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The Sylvan Lake Dam
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Jason and Nicole hiding in the weeds
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Crazy horse
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Devon wont hold still for a picture
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The buda compressor used to carve the mountain. kaput kaput kaput
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horse sculpture in Hill City
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P ready to be strapped down in bed
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Jason fly fishing in Spearfish
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Fishing at the Maurice Intake. This diverts flow from the spearfish into a tunnel going to spearfish hydro plant.
http://www.cityofspearfish.com/publicworks/hydroplant.htm
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Carrie caught the only rainbow, with live bait. Nevermind the sign
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Jason fishing
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Dinner at the Latchstring Inn
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Hello, nana? Please come get me. (devon on the twinkie phone)
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Deer
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On the point across the lake
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Our campsites
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Mama's Fishy
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doooooooo
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Sunset
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Rafter J
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Rafter J
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Rafter J
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Rafter J
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Rafter J pool
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Rafter J - The Island
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Rafter J Ranch Camp
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ranch camp
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The Island
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Flintstone city in Custer
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Jewel Cave area
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Welcome to Wyoming
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The Big Horns
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It's a long climb
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Site 3 at South Fork
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South Fork river
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I could spend a lot of time here
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Tent area
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Carrie setting up for fishing
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she's a pro
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The bighorns as seen coming from Tie Hack
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Down in Middle Fork
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fishing river here
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broken peaks
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snow fences on top of the plateu
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Lakeview by MeadowLark lake only has 1 site that is rv friendly.
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On the way to Sitting bull Campground
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Ten Sleep canyon
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Ten Sleep
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On the way into Shell Canyon
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Shell Canyon
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Shell Canyon
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Shell Canyon
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Shell Canyon
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Shell Canyon
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Shell Canyon
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Shell Canyon
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Shell Canyon - Tornado was here
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Shell Canyon
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People camping off road all over the top of the plateau
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Taking a shortcut to Dead Swede
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Starting to get worried as the road narrows
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turning into a Jeep trail
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this is no good in a crossover
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Think we'll turn around
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Devon is having fun
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eek!
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Daddy is nervous
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Construction on 14
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they are straightening it out :(
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hwy 14
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hwy 14
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My first trout of the trip. Little brookie
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Carrie and her fish
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view out our front door
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South Fork creek
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South Fork creek
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South Fork creek
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South Fork creek
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Devon sleepy. He had a big week
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Back in South Dakota
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Spearfish Canyon
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Devon, quit taking apart the heater
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Camping in Chamberlain SD and American Creek Campground
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on the Missouri River
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beach
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Barely Pop
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Almost home
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2032 miles
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