Comments on: Top 10 spots in South Dakota’s Black Hills

By: Rita Weatherbee

Rita Weatherbee — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:34:15 +0000

Thanks, Aunt Lessie, for reading my article. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the Badlands deserve their own article and that is one on my list. There’s more to SD than just the Black Hills. Please get my email from Marilyn and let me know next time you’re in the area…I’d love to have you over.

By: Lessie

Lessie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:23:24 +0000

I enjoyed your article, I too enjoy Mt. Rushmore every time I go. We stop yearly on our trip back to S.D. to visit family, and we never tire of it. Why don’t you write an article on the Badlands area? You spent much of your youth there and could really give some good press of the area for visitors. Keep writing, your aunt, Lessie

By: Rita Weatherbee

Rita Weatherbee — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:27:13 +0000

Al,
Thanks for reading my article! I appreciate your comments and support!

By: Al

Al — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:44:38 +0000

You are so right about the Black Hills. A great place to visit, even better to live there. You have a real command of writing. Seem to be pasionate about it. Keep up the good work.

By: Rita Weatherbee

Rita Weatherbee — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:17:53 +0000

Amber,
Thanks for sharing your personal experiences with visiting the Black Hills and making the point that it is great for everyone – couples, singles, families. I enjoyed reading about your weekend and I’m glad you all had a great time!

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:11:23 +0000

Hello, Have read and enjoyed your article! I recenly tour the Black hills as I grew up vactioning there several time as a child and wanted to do it all again. Now, my children have come of age to do all the fun things I had the chance to do. My kids loved every bit of it. We went to Bear Country and they got to see the wild animals of the mountains. They really thought it was cool to see the bears bathing in the pools! The next stop was lunch. We chose FT. Hayes as it was the set of Dances with wolves! It made the kids like modern times better as in the past people had to work physically hard in those days! They also, felt like they were in the old west! The meals were a great price and filled you up too!
After that we went to a childhood favorite Story Book Island. It was free but the smaller kids loved every second. They loved seeing their fairtail dreams come to life! We also, toured Crazy Horse and the musium was awesome and the work shop was something I couldn’t get anywhere else in the hills! Culture and authentic ART! We lastly finished with Sylvan Lake! A great place to take the kids swimming! As a SD native I hope all who are interested in South Dakota do come and visit weather they are single, couples, or families!

By: Rita Weatherbee

Rita Weatherbee — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:26:20 +0000

Thanks for your comments, Cheryl! I appreciate them. We are lucky to be here, aren’t we?

By: Cheryl Hill

Cheryl Hill — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:39:48 +0000

I have lived in the Black Hills region for most of my life and it is the best place to visit and live. I feel the author described the area very good. It would make me want to visit with all the detail of each place.

By: Rita Weatherbee

Rita Weatherbee — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:11:34 +0000

Thanks, Carlo, for posting the interesting piece on bison from Wikpedia. I appreciate that.

I also had the priviledge to work for a year and a half for a national non-profit organization called InterTribal Bison Cooperative, who’s mission is “restoring buffalo to Indian Country, to preserve our historical, cultural, traditional and spiritual relationship for future generations.” For those interested, they are a great resource:

http://www.itbcbison.com

Thanks, Rita

By: Carlo Alcos

Carlo Alcos — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:15:41 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bison

Interesting.