The South Dakota Office of Tourism recently started running its newest TV ad on stations across the country. It shows some of the best attractions, wildlife and scenery from all over the state. Now, I may be a little partial, but my favorite parts are the Black Hills scenes – and there are a lot of them!
It moves pretty quickly, so keep a sharp eye out, but during the 60-second commercial, you can see Harney Peak, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Wall Drug, Pactola Lake and Badlands Scenic Byway – just to name a few.
I counted a total of 16 different Black Hills attractions or locations. Give it a watch below and let us know how many of them can you catch. Enjoy!
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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 | All posts by Joe Rainboth
