Houston route good news for Texas travelers

By Dan Daly • Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Discoveries

Good news for Texas-based fans of the Black Hills. United Airlines announced today that it will add new seasonal nonstop service between Rapid City Regional Airport and Houston. The daily service begins June 7 and will continue to Aug. 27. And if past experience is an indication, United could expand that route to year-around service. That’s what happened a few years ago when United added a Rapid City-Chicago flight.

The new route brings to eight the number of destinations served by Rapid City Regional Airport. United also flies to Chicago and Denver. Delta flies to Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. American flies to Dallas and Allegiant Air flies to Las Vegas and Pheonix. Last year, some 540,000 passengers flew into or out of Rapid City.

And we know that Texans love the Black Hills, especially during the summer heat of the Lone Star State.

The Black Hills area is home to half a dozen national parks, monuments, memorials and historic sites. And the Black Hills National Forest draws a wide variety of outdoor enthusiasts who hike the Centennial Trial, bike the Mickelson Trail or ply the back roads of this scenic wonderland.

About the Author

Dan Daly is an on-again, off-again Black Hills resident since 1978. The Aberdeen native hit the road after high school, building houses in Boulder, working oil rigs on Colorado's Western Slope, delivering cars in California. In Wyoming and Idaho, he worked as a newspaper journalist. But the Black Hills kept luring him back. For 18 years, he wrote for the Rapid City Journal. The job gave him a chance to see the Hills from atop Mount Rushmore and the bottom of the Homestake Mine. Whenever possible, Dan grabs his dog Kody and heads to the Hills. These days, he's perfecting the art of low-impact backpacking: hike two hours to a scenic spot, break out the wine, cook up the pasta, watch the sunset and fall asleep under the stars.
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