custer state park – the meandering mates

Farewell Blue Bell Lodge breaky

Thought I’d make something healthy for breakfast to send us on the road;). Cyrus just loves it when I make stuff that is so good for us like these delicious Beignets

Harney Peak

Today we decided to hike up to Harney Peak and climbed to an elevation of 7,242 feet! We trekked over 6.5 miles by the end (Cyrus over about 11–I’ll explain). It was exciting, a rush of energy, a fun sort of a challenge for me being moderate in difficulty—not a piece of cake—but I did…

Lunch time!

Cyrus got me a new tart/quiche pan yesterday in Rapid City so had to try it out today. See the new pretty blue pan in the the top photo! In this picture you can see a close up of my new Thermos mug we also bought yesterday. This keeps liquids hot for up to 5…

Just another charming day out in the wilderness

***Beware of extreme squirrel footage*** We apologize in advance if you do not find squirrels adorably entertaining; obviously we are squirrel lovers. Today was charmingly laid back. Although it started off with me getting stung by a bee—not once but twice—at the last few strides of my run, we had a great outdoor breakfast. The…

Feeding sweet Burro

This lonesome Burro came dashing up to our car “Hee hee hawing” not letting us pass until we gave him a few minutes of our time…and our seeds. Unfortunately, we did not have his supposed favorite snack–carrots:( Sunflower seeds seemed to do the trick though!