Spearfish people love their Lookout Mountain and have found practical uses for it, beginning with weather monitor. Snow or fog isn’t considered thick until “you can’t see Lookout today.” How is summer rainfall measuring up? Whether Lookout is green or brown by mid-July offers a hint. Hiking or bicycling is … Read More
The most unexpected museum item in the Black Hills is an ancient receipt for a dead animal. We’re talking really ancient, like 4,350 years old. It’s found in an unlikely spot, on the Black Hills State University campus, on the first floor of the library, right next to the Einstein … Read More
Shhh! It’s kind of a secret. Black Hills streams are perfect trout habitats, as fishermen know, but these fish aren’t native to the area. When immigrants swarmed to the Black Hills in the late 1800s, they were surprised to find no trout. All trout caught here today are descended from … Read More
Bridal Veil Falls can embarrass you. It’s visible from the Spearfish Canyon highway (there’s even a new observation deck) and when it cascades full in spring it’s spectacular. It roars and sprays mist, cascading a hundred feet. So a few weeks later you decide to take out-of-state friends up there, … Read More
You’ve maybe heard that a rite of growing up in Spearfish is riding inner tubes down swift, icy Spearfish Creek. It’s true, but don’t be surprised by puzzled looks if you ask locals how to participate. These looks may stem from the fact that: –You’re older than 12. –It’s February. … Read More