Dan Author Archive Dan is an on-again, off-again Black Hills resident since 1978. The Aberdeen native hit the road after high school, building houses in Boulder, working oil rigs on Colorado's Western Slope, delivering cars in California. In Wyoming and Idaho, he worked as a newspaper journalist. But the Black Hills kept luring him back. For 18 years, he wrote for the Rapid City Journal. The job gave him a chance to see the Hills from atop Mount Rushmore and the bottom of the Homestake Mine. Whenever possible, Dan grabs his dog Kody and heads to the Hills. These days, he's perfecting the art of low-impact backpacking: hike two hours to a scenic spot, break out the wine, cook up the pasta, watch the sunset and fall asleep under the stars. Email this author
Summer Nights return to downtown Rapid CityBy Dan • Jun 15th, 2010 • Category: Events Hard to believe, but Rapid City’s Summer Nights in downtown Rapid City is now in its third year. It’s a great event, and people fill the streets each Thursday night to dance, drink, play and enjoy the warm evening air. (It’s been raining so much lately that someone the other day referred to this region … Rue’s Deadwood ConnectionBy Dan • Jun 3rd, 2010 • Category: Culture Rue McClanahan, the saucy senior in television’s “Golden Girls” and a one-time Deadwood casino partner, has died at age 76. Free camping on June 12By Dan • Jun 1st, 2010 • Category: Events Kicking off the summer season, we thought we’d pass this deal along. Mount Rushmore KOA is offering a free night of camping for locals — anybody who lives within 100 miles — on Saturday, June 12… The Alex is still a landmarkBy Dan • May 18th, 2010 • Category: Culture Last week I, along with a couple of thousand other locals, had a chance to tour the newly renovated Alex Johnson Hotel in downtown Rapid City. The citywide open house was a mob scene. People were streaming through the front door. They packed the lobby, the second-floor ballroom, the new coffee shop, the tavern and … Big Mick gets big honorBy Dan • May 6th, 2010 • Category: Outdoor Adventure It couldn’t happen to a nicer trail. Sorry, Montana, Black Hills skies are biggerBy Dan • Apr 30th, 2010 • Category: Outdoor Adventure This morning when I was looking at some of the great photos on the Black Hills Facebook page, I was looking at the great skies. No disrespect to our neighbors in Montana – Big Sky Country – but I think the Black Hills have the most interesting skies in the country. Buzzard’s Roost in springBy Dan • Apr 15th, 2010 • Category: Outdoor Adventure On a beautiful spring morning recently, my friend John and I grabbed the dogs and headed for the Hills. It’s been a long winter, and we all needed a good airing out – especially the dogs. We ended doing a half-day hike at Buzzard’s Roost, just off Rimrock Highway west of Rapid City. Pink Outdoors returns to SDBy Dan • Apr 9th, 2010 • Category: Outdoor Adventure Bow hunter – er huntress — extraordinaire Keli Van Cleave will be going after turkeys this week in the Wall area. And she’s bringing a camera crew. Keli is involved in Outdoor Channel programs such as “Addicted to the Outdoors.” When she’s not on a hunting trip or a video shoot, … St. Paddy’s a family affair in DeadwoodBy Dan • Mar 18th, 2010 • Category: Events I remember my first Deadwood St. Patrick’s Day, sometime back in the mid-1980s. Durty Nelly’s was the center of Deadwood’s Irish universe back then, but the party inevitably spilled down the street to the Old Style (the Saloon 10), the Bodega, the Buffalo Bar, the Stockade, the Ranger Bar, the … well, you get the … |
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