Harney Peak images

[Rybar]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

From the top, you can really see the brown, dead pine trees. They're being killed off by a beetle whose name I can't remember.

Scott, the beetle is actually called the Pine beetle, we have the same problem here in BC, Canada. The weather does not get cold enough in the winter anymore to kill them off. And to kill them you have to spray pesticides which I think there is alot of resistance against.

Otherwise, very cool pics. Do you have to do this hike to get to Mt Rushmore??

[XcYZ]

Oh yeah, the pine beetle. I knew it had a really technical, hard to remember name.

As for Mt Rushmore, you can park just a few hundred yards from the main area. Really easy.