A Word of Advice for Hikers
Now that the snow has finally stopped (I’m crossing my fingers right now), the season for hiking is near. But before hiking fans begin heading for the popular Harney Peak Trail in the Black Elk Wilderness area, officials are asking they take caution for falling trees.
It’s common for wind to knock down some trees over the trails, but this year a bug infestation has made the chances of this even greater. The 40,000 annual users of the trail need not fret for too long. The Black Hills National Forest will send out a crew to make sure the trail is clear.
In the meantime, if you’d like some more ideas on where to hike in the Black Hills, take a look here.
Heather is originally from De Smet, South Dakota, where she spent her time giving Laura Ingalls Wilder tours until she moved across the state to the Black Hills area to attend college. She is a recent graduate of Black Hills University, where she received a bachelor of arts degree with a double major in Public Relations and Spanish. On two different occasions Heather has fed her love of travel as an exchange student: a summer in Japan at age 17, and semester in Mexico in spring of 2008. Traveling and sightseeing are things she plans to keep on her agenda, and she's currently working on applying to graduate school. Heather has loved living in the area the past five years. When not working, she is usually spending time with her friends or reading.
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