Faithful readers know that Wired magazine is more than just a technology journal: it’s a repository of all things cool. It comes as little surprise, then, that Wired.com runs occasional photography contests. Their most recent call is for great night shots. As of 10:00 this morning there were more than a dozen posted – mostly [...]

Spring is finally here, and the warmer temperatures bring with them all kinds of opportunities to play outside. They also bring opportunities to work outside, and road construction crews in the Black Hills are beginning to do exactly that. The good news is that there isn’t any major road construction scheduled on the scenic drives [...]

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I’m a bit of a history buff, so when I caught a promo on the History Channel earlier this week for John Adams – a miniseries premiering tomorrow night on HBO – I was pretty excited. I’m a sucker for a good biography, and HBO has always done a stellar job with its historical dramas [...]

Bingo! No, it’s not bingo night at the Possum Lodge. It’s not even buzzword bingo. But this week sure has been Black Hills travel site bingo. Fresh off the new homepage of the Rapid City CVB and the new site at Black Hills, Badlands and Lakes, the Deadwood Chamber & Visitors Bureau has relaunched its [...]

It’s like Christmas in… March! That is, if you like to get your Christmas presents spread out over several days. And if all you want for presents are new websites. And if you’re a nut for new online travel planning resources. Okay, so I don’t win any prizes for best analogy ever written, but I [...]

It’s big. It’s beautiful. It’s got the Black Hills Travel Blog all over the front of it. What’s not to like about it? The Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau launched a new homepage over the weekend, and it’s a handy little tool – especially if you’re in the mood for digging up a nice [...]

If you’re in the Black Hills this weekend, you’ve got the chance to go check out the Journey Museum in Rapid City for free on Sunday (March 9) from 1 to 5 in the afternoon. Well, almost free. You can wander through the museum’s natural history and cultural collections without paying the customary $7 admission [...]

If you’ve been to Mount Rushmore, you’ve been on the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway – even if you didn’t know it. The 68-mile highway is a giant loop that extends south from everyone’s favorite granite presidents, cutting through Custer State Park, the Needles, the Black Elk Wilderness Area and the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve. Of course, [...]