Dan Daly Author Archive Dan Daly 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
Mount Rushmore in NYCBy Dan Daly • Nov 22nd, 2011 • Category: Culture, Events Here’s something lovers of the Black Hills can do while waiting for the turkey to finish basting: Watch the South Dakota float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The float, appearing in the parade for the second year, will feature Mount Rushmore — of course — but as an added attraction singer Neil Diamond will … When you gotta go … go to DeadwoodBy Dan Daly • Nov 14th, 2011 • Category: Events One of the oddest winter sports in the Black Hills has got to be the Nemo 500 Outhouse Races. The event is pretty much like it sounds: A team of two to five people builds a privy on skis, skids or wheels. They push their lithe little latrines on a racecourse, trying to stay “a … Black Hills gets Android appBy Dan Daly • Oct 2nd, 2011 • Category: Culture If you’re rambling around the Black Hills anytime soon, you might want to check out the new Android mobile phone travel app released by the Black Hills, Badlands & Lakes Association. The association released an iPhone version of the app in May. Live music livens Black HillsBy Dan Daly • Sep 19th, 2011 • Category: Culture I was reminded again last weekend how much I really love live music. The reminder: the Deadwood Jam in downtown Deadwood. I was there for Saturday night’s lineup, including Grand Funk Railroad and Blues Traveler. Fairs offer glimpse of rural lifeBy Dan Daly • Aug 24th, 2011 • Category: Culture One of the great experiences in the Black Hills during summer is the long-standing tradition of the county fair. For instance, the Butte-Lawrence County Fair in Nisland, a small town northeast of Spearfish, comes about as close as you can get to the old-style fair. Baked goods, livestock and 4-H exhibits dominate, and it seems … Dakota Five-OBy Dan Daly • Aug 24th, 2011 • Category: Outdoor Adventure In its 11th year, the Dakota Five-0 is getting some serious traction among mountain bikers. The 50-mile bike race begins and ends in Spearfish, following a course that winds through 50 miles of the Black Hills’ most scenic backcountry. Happy Birthday, Buffalo ChipBy Dan Daly • Aug 11th, 2011 • Category: Culture Some love it, some fear it, but no one who has been to the Buffalo Chip Campground during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will forget the experience. Campground just doesn’t describe this sprawling little tent metropolis on the east edge of the Black Hills. The Chip truly is legendary. High and dry in the Black HillsBy Dan Daly • Jun 6th, 2011 • Category: Outdoor Adventure When is a disaster not a disaster, but the consequences to business could be disastrous? When someone sees a newspaper headline about “South Dakota flooding,” and assumes the whole state is under water. And if that assumption causes them to cancel a vacation to the Black Hills, that would indeed be a disaster to Black … Raptors over Rapid CityBy Dan Daly • May 27th, 2011 • Category: Discoveries Rush, Calamity Jane, Sodak and Weaver are the newest residents of Rapid City. The four — 35-day-old peregrine falcons — were introduced to the public Friday at a press conference in the lobby of the downtown Radisson Hotel. |
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