How’s your internal compass? If getting lost excites you – head over to our wonderful fall attraction, the Spearfish Corn Maze. For spooky Halloween lovers, be sure to visit at night! The maze offers haunted walks, though I hate to admit that I’m too chicken to attend those. When I … Read More
After a long day in the car, all I need is a walk. The City Park in Spearfish has a wonderful bike path that winds past the campground and part of the way up into the canyon. If you like biking, rollerblading, skateboarding, or just hoofing it: this exquisite path … Read More
People waste hundreds on photo-art from retail stores. They walk in, stall in the art section, and pick out a photo with some blues and greens for tranquility, then take it home, nail it to the wall, and continue living in ignorance. Why stare at a photo when you could … Read More
Close your eyes. Breathe in and out slowly. Imagine this: steamy hot bread dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette, you chew slowly. You’re sitting at a table, cloth napkin folded upon your lap. You can see the pink sun painting the sky from a theater-sized window. The live jazz … Read More
Good morning travelers! How’s your motel coffee? Not so glamorous? Let me help you with that… The Green Bean not only has a wonderful selection of good coffee, but it’s comfortable enough to pacify your morning mood. (I’m a grouch in the mornings, let’s be honest! And that Starbucks antiseptic … Read More
Quilters! Don’t pass this one up! Stop into Dakota Quilt shop off of Main Street where you’ll find a wide selection of fabrics in one darling location. Opened in 1997, this house-to-business property is bigger than it looks. As a local, my family takes in their finished creations in for … Read More
So this one’s a little trickier and not for the faint hearted! Take a lunch, take some time, and take your best hiking shoes. It’s not the hardest hike around the Black Hills but you’ll get your cardio in… Just saying… Also, take a few minutes at the top to … Read More
Whenever there’s a family birthday, we head straight to Guadalajara’s Mexican Restaurant in Spearfish. Not only will they give you a birthday dessert, but they’ll whip out those singing voices and a sombrero hat! Who knew one could look so fetching in a giant sombrero! Not only is it ranked … Read More
This ain’t your daddy’s beer vacation! A generation ago the term meant going to Florida over spring break, baking in the sun, and maintaining hydration by guzzling uniform, mass-produced beers. A Black Hills beer vacation means sampling an incredible variety of locally brewed craft beers. Black Hills waters seem especially … Read More
If you buy a tiger cub on the black market, it will interact with you just like a domestic kitten the first months of its life. Some people easily slip into the belief that their illegal “kitty” will always retain that temperament if treated like a house cat. Wrong. Eventually … Read More