For my third birthday I wanted to go downhill skiing. While I don’t recall this, I obviously figured out at a very young age that skiing is a lot of fun. I’ve been skiing ever since. I was also lucky enough to grow up in close proximity to the Rocky Mountains, so I often went …

I do not come from a family of snowshoeing lovers. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that everyone in my family highly dislikes snowshoeing. We’re skiing people, sledding people. Heck, we even go ice skating and ice fishing once in a while. But snowshoeing is not on our list of things to do.
I …

Note: April Gregory has joined the Black Hills Travel Blog as a guest contributor. She will be posting stories about her outdoor adventures in the Black Hills.
Instead of starting 2010 with a pounding headache from New Year’s drinks the night before, I spent the first day of the year doing what I love best: being …

My time in the Black Hills is nearing an end. I’m packing up and heading to Phoenix by the end of the month to spend a year with the AmeriCorps. It’s going to be quite the change, going from ‘The Mount Rushmore State’ to a state often associated with desert and cactus.
I’m excited for the …