Mountain Boarding the Black Hills
By Joe • Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Outdoor Adventure
Mountain boarding, a fairly new outdoor adventure sport, is gaining popularity in the Black Hills of South Dakota…
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Joe is a resident of Spearfish, S.D. He grew up in the tall-corn state of Iowa, where he developed an early interest in all things outdoors. After high school he moved to Vermillion, S.D., where he earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising.
During his college years, two things caught his attention: the beauty of western South Dakota’s Black Hills and a girl from those Black Hills. After graduating from college, Joe traveled across the country as a recruiter for the University of South Dakota. He saw the sights from Pittsburgh to Las Vegas and everywhere in between, but it was the Black Hills (and the girl) that kept drawing him back.
He and wife moved back to the Black Hills in 2008. He's an avid hiker, mountain biker and road cyclist whose future plans include trying to fit a pair of kayaks into the spare bedroom. Email this author
Black Hills Corvette Classic rolls into Spearfish
By Joe • Jul 14th, 2010 • Category: Events
The annual Black Hills Corvette Classic, held in Spearfish, is a car rally that attracts more than 400 Corvette enthusiasts to the Black Hills of South Dakota…
Attend Spearfish Festival in the Park
By Joe • Jul 13th, 2010 • Category: Events
Spearfish Festival in the Park is one of the largest outdoor summer arts festivals in the Midwest. The annual event is this weekend, July 16-18, 2010…
Rock Climbing the cliffs of Victoria Canyon
By Joe • Jul 7th, 2010 • Category: Outdoor Adventure
Victoria Canyon is located just outside of Rapid City and has rock climbing routes that have been developed by local and regional climbers. The Black Hills region is an absolute paradise for climbers…
Photo Shootout registration now open
By Joe • Jul 2nd, 2010 • Category: Culture
Registration is now open for the first-ever Black Hills Photo Shootout, a photography festival that is taking place this September in the beautiful Black Hills…
Black Hills Video Game launches online
By Joe • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
Rushmore Scenic Byway is a new race track download for a popular video game. The track will feature landscapes, wildlife and attractions from all over the Black Hills…
Independence Day 2010 Events & Fireworks
By Joe • Jun 30th, 2010 • Category: Events
In honor of Independence Day and the upcoming holiday weekend, almost every Black Hills community has something special planned…
Still time to plan Independence Day vacation
By Joe • Jun 29th, 2010 • Category: Events
For those who have put off making 4th of July plans – good news! There’s still space available at some area campgrounds and hotels for Independence Day weekend 2010…
DockDogs – Cheering for the local favorites
By Joe • Jun 25th, 2010 • Category: Events
The DockDogs competition last weekend in Deadwood featured some professional long-jumping dogs, but the local dogs were definitely the crowd favorites…
