Harney Peak images

[Ummgawa]

Originally Posted by 67Sally

Great pictures Scott. I try to fit that hike in every time I go out to the hills; that is where I grew up.

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Wow, Bill, haven't heard from you in a long time...hope things are going well for you!

[rwhite692]

I thought you said you had a relaxing vacation, LOL!

Great pics Scott.... man the kids are gettin' big!

[Track Junky]

Wow, awesome pic's!! And a hell of a hike for a 6 year old!! You got yourself a serious trooper there!!

[XcYZ]

It was a great adventure to share with the kids.

Originally Posted by rwhite692

I thought you said you had a relaxing vacation, LOL!

Great pics Scott.... man the kids are gettin' big!

It was relaxing, just not so much during the hike. lol

Lets see, as long as I'm posting vacation pics...


We hit the Badlands:





Stopped by Ellsworth AFB:





Tried to find the entrance to that cave from National Treasure 2.





Said hello to George:





And his posse:





On an interesting note, there's razor wire protecting the monument and the back staircase that goes to the Hall of Records behind the faces:





I should have use spot metering for this shot:





Crazy Horse is massive:

[Shmoov69]

We were up there the first part of July, and I must say it was pretty cool! The sign that said 1/4 mile left....I think it lied!! LOL. Like a quarter up!! That last bit was the hardest for sure!

I can't upload from an iPhone here can I?

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Scott we were there last year, We never get tired of going. Did you happen to drive the road from Custer state park back to Keystone. Your PT cars would love that drive.... very twisted. I drove it twice just because.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

looks like a den with 5 large paintings

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.

was it Ringo? he looks like he could do that. LOL

Nice trip and great pictures...

[slenning]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

was it Ringo? he looks like he could do that. LOL

I'm guessin it would have been Yoko

Great pics Scott, It really is beautiful country out there, hard to believe it's just on the other side of the state from the flatass prairie we got here

[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.