New Plant Discovered in the Black Hills
By Joe Rainboth • Dec 7th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
A new Black Hills plant has been discovered. The Black Hills discovery of sheathed sedge is the farthest south that it has ever been found…
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Joe Rainboth 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
Winter Recreation – More than just Skiing
By Joe Rainboth • Dec 3rd, 2010 • Category: Outdoor Adventure
Skiing and snowmobiling are the most popular winter sports in the Black Hills of South Dakota, but there are many other outdoor recreation activities…
Days of ‘76 Rodeo Named Nation’s Best
By Joe Rainboth • Dec 2nd, 2010 • Category: Culture
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has named Deadwood’s Days of ‘76 Rodeo the Medium Outdoor Rodeo of the Year…
The Curtains Drawn Open
By Joe Rainboth • Nov 30th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
The brilliant snow covers the remnants of fall. It allows us to see deeper into the forest than is ever possible when the trees are full of leaves…
Snow, Real Snow!
By Joe Rainboth • Nov 29th, 2010 • Category: Outdoor Adventure
Snow. If you wish it, it will happen…eventually. And the past 24 hours, it finally happened – in a very BIG way! Like 3 FEET sort of big…
Thanksgiving Weekend – Black Hills Events
By Joe Rainboth • Nov 24th, 2010 • Category: Events
This weekend should be a good one for some R&R here in the Black Hills, but there are also plenty of holiday activities taking place around the region…
The Inside Scoop on South Dakota’s Float
By Joe Rainboth • Nov 23rd, 2010 • Category: Culture
A little bird (and, a mighty reliable one) shared with us that the South Dakota float will appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade sometime between…
Share Your Experience Photo Contest
By Joe Rainboth • Nov 19th, 2010 • Category: Events
Your Black Hills photo could be the next winner of the ‘Share Your Experience’ photo contest, sponsored by the National Park Foundation and Olympus cameras…
BBC News Rides with the Buffalo Wrangler
By Joe Rainboth • Nov 17th, 2010 • Category: Culture
If anybody truly understands the inner workings of the annual Custer State Park buffalo roundup, it’s Chad Kremer, buffalo herd manager. BBC News interviews…
