The Green Explosion
By Joe • Apr 26th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
It’s not always a crazy thunderstorm or gale-force wind that changes the way the Black Hills look. Sometimes it’s something softer, more subtle…

Archives for the ‘Discoveries’ CategoryThe Green ExplosionBy Joe • Apr 26th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
It’s not always a crazy thunderstorm or gale-force wind that changes the way the Black Hills look. Sometimes it’s something softer, more subtle… The End of the RainbowBy Joe • Apr 20th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
It’s rare to actually see the end of a rainbow at the point it touches the ground. Some folks like to think that there’s a pot of gold at the end of rainbows… Snow-pack numbers lower than averageBy Joe • Apr 6th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS) takes monthly snow-pack measurements and recently released their April numbers… Happy Birthday, Gutzon!By Joe • Mar 25th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
That’s right – Gutzon Borglum, the famous sculptor who chiseled Mount Rushmore, was born on this day back in 1867… “Wooly” good attention for Mammoth SiteBy Joe • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
The Mammoth Site is an active fossil dig-in-progress. It is the site of the world’s largest collection of mammoth bones… Where’s your favorite place?By Joe • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
Almost everybody who explores the Black Hills region ends up having something stick with them that becomes their “go to” place. A few days ago, over on the Black Hills Facebook Page, we asked folks a simple question… Wilson & Ditch Digging the Black HillsBy Joe • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
The folks at The Jim Henson Company featured the Black Hills in this week’s episode of “Wilson & Ditch Digging America,” a new PBS children’s series… I think I’ll call them hontlersBy Joe • Feb 18th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
As far as headgear goes, the pronghorn really is sort of an oddball. Although “horn” is part of the animal’s name, and most people consider them to be horns, I’m not quite convinced… Mt. Rushmore: #1 Presidents Day destinationBy Joe • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
For most people, a visit to the memorial is an awe-inspiring thing – especially is that visit happens to be on Presidents’ Day… Black Hills on “The Price is Right”By Joe • Jan 29th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries
Yesterday morning, the famous CBS day-time game show, The Price is Right, kicked off its episode by giving away a Black Hills vacation package… |