Today was a great day after a slightly mistimed start. We began the day waking up a bit late and enjoying the all you can eat pancakes for $3 at the KOA before heading off to Jewel Cave near Custer, SD. When we got to the visitors center they told us the next available tour we could take down into the cave was at 12:40 and the tour lasted about an hour and a half. Unfortunately, this ran right into our reserved trail ride time back at the Palmer Gulch Stables so we couldn’t do the tour. We left the cave and decided to kill time at the Bobkat’s Pie and Ice Cream Shop in Custer. What a treat! Homemade pies that were really delicious. We sampled blueberry, apple and peach. No one felt adventurous enough to try the strawberry rhubarb jalapeño pie. After a lotta pie we headed to the Palmer Gulch Ranch for a beautiful 2 hour trailed though the Black Hills Forest. Most of the ride was on single track trail that travelled along switchbacks down into a valley and then back up. Cameron’s horse was a little stubborn while Mom-mom’s horse wanted to eat the tall grass along the trail. It was a great experience with amazing views. Back at the RV we had fried rice for dinner that Jen made with smores for dessert. At night, as the full moon rose, we had a camp fire to take the chill out of the night mountain air. It was another great day in the Black Hills. Tomorrow we conquer the Badlands.
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| Single track trail for horses |
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| Great views in Black Hills |
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| Campfire at night |
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| Best pie in South Dakota? |
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