South Dakota - The Mount Rushmore State | Uphill Zen

I’ve got a lot of history in South Dakota, so I may be biased, but I love it here!

The Black Hills are gorgeous and the badlands are intriguing. Even the prairies are wonderful in their way! 🙂

Some South Dakota pix

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"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. N

"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it." ~ Rosalia De Castro #travel #inspiration #southdakota

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Trying not to scratch my ear so I don't accidental

Trying not to scratch my ear so I don't accidentally buy a cow! 🐄😱💰 Visiting cousins at the Belle Fourche #Livestock Auction, where one of them works as a vet. It's quite a scene! Whips cracking & a parade of animals passing through - some docilely, others not so much. 😉

The auctioneer keeps up a running patter, at about 500 words per minute. All I can catch is a word here and there - it's like listening to another language! And there's a distinctive aroma... 💩 #southdakota

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Spearfish Canyon is full of color right now! 🌲🍃🍂🍁 Enjoyed a beautiful tour through the Black Hills, visiting places I remember from years gone by - Bridalveil Falls, Roughlock Falls, Lead, Deadwood... Such a wonderful place! 😎👍 #southdakota #fallcolors

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Out on the ranch with some of my cousins, checking

Out on the ranch with some of my cousins, checking on the buffalo. First time this city girl's been that close to 400 of these big animals! #socool #cousinsrock #southdakota #dk

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Wind Cave in #SouthDakota is the most complex maze

Wind Cave in #SouthDakota is the most complex maze #cave in the world. They've mapped 145 miles of tunnels so far (perhaps 10%), all under 1 square mile of the surface - an enormous 3D labyrinth. 🌀

Instead of stalactites & stalagmites, this dry cave is covered with this delicate box work. (95% of the world's box work is right here.) The ranger said technically its not really a cave formation, because the box work was already there in the rock before the cave ever eroded around it. Reminds me of Michelangelo & his statues! 😎😊

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