Custer, South Dakota: The Heart of the Black Hills

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Chapters
0:00 Custer, SD
2:10 Custer State Park
2:46 Wildlife Loop
4:47 Needles Highway
7:17 Sylvan Lake
9:25 Black Elk Peak
11:38 Iron Mountain Road

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  • @kenpatton8761
    @kenpatton8761 Жыл бұрын

    Used to live there back in the mid 70‘s. Now I visit every year from Oregon. Tip for Custer State Park‘s Wildlife Loop…bring a 10lb bag of carrots for the donkey/burrows. Safer for them than bananas or chips. The Bakers Buns restaurant has great breakfasts and lunches. And may be the ONLY restaurant open on Sunday mornings if you happen to be there at that time. We always see more wildlife in the early mornings so we plan on being at the wildlife loop at 0700. And we only drive 20mph. Let the faster folks pass…you‘ll see way more! Don’t forget the see CrazyHorse Memorial, which is just outside Custer. For a size comparison the 4 busts of MT Rushmore together will fit on just the head of CrazyHorse. And you can walk out onto the arm of the carving! Cheers

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! We've written an article about visiting the Crazy Horse Memorial: wereintherockies.com/crazy-horse/

  • @loridavis5699

    @loridavis5699

    8 ай бұрын

    You cant walk out on the arm. They are working on it…

  • @jameshazen1679
    @jameshazen16796 күн бұрын

    We were in Custer back in 1973. At that time the 1880's train came to Custer because they had some track problems from a wash out. Our children were small at the time and as we all took a nap in the afternoon and were awaken by the train whistle, what a great sound. My wife and I traveled to Idaho last year (2023) and going through SD never saw a single billboard for the 1880 train, must not ru in it anymore 😢

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    5 күн бұрын

    No it’s running. We rode it this year again. They’ve refurbished a lot of cars - looks great

  • @sandrapoole6393
    @sandrapoole639310 ай бұрын

    Just feel in love with this park. We're Aussies and visited in 2009. We went to the Custer stampede which was AWESOME!!! Dream of returning one day. Thanks for a great video and the memories.

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    10 ай бұрын

    So cool. I've heard the Custer Stampede is great, glad you got to see it.

  • @nicolemyers4584
    @nicolemyers4584 Жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait. We’ll be here four days July of 2023.

  • @loganolson8764
    @loganolson8764 Жыл бұрын

    I live there and it is the best town in the black hills

  • @rangerdoc1029
    @rangerdoc102922 күн бұрын

    10 years from now you'll want 2022 back. Trust me

  • @timbarnett3898
    @timbarnett3898 Жыл бұрын

    I just sent this video on to my neighbor that was raised in Custer where his mom still lives! Thanks! He goes to Custer during Sturgis for High School Reunion!

  • @ABKZ8
    @ABKZ8 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video, thanks for putting it together!

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

  • @luceradutton1963
    @luceradutton1963 Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful place ,wish I could live there someday and leave the rat race.

  • @andrewmuhm8785
    @andrewmuhm87856 ай бұрын

    It’s nice to see it threw another perspective sense iv lived here my whole life

  • @TravelTipsbyLaurie
    @TravelTipsbyLaurie Жыл бұрын

    Great job!

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @Orangeshebert
    @Orangeshebert2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Super practical and helpful information as always.

  • @tompekarna
    @tompekarna8 ай бұрын

    Well done, as a resident of Custer i find your synopsis to be well balanced and smoothly filmed. I moved here for all the reasons you listed and no mosquitos, low taxes, milder winters then Minnesota .Sadly, All the burros which the CCC used during the construction of the Harney Peak (Black ElkPeak) Fire tower perished during a fire 3 years ago and have been replaced with imported stock.

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks and that's so sad!

  • @TheMexicampers
    @TheMexicampers Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this! We are excited to go check those places out 😃

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    Жыл бұрын

    Our pleasure!

  • @freddunaway8580
    @freddunaway8580 Жыл бұрын

    Great Video, thanks.

  • @fognnorway6471
    @fognnorway6471 Жыл бұрын

    Sure happy i live here.

  • @susangrande8142
    @susangrande814210 ай бұрын

    Thank you for filming this! You hit some of my favorite places in the Hills here… 😍🙏

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed!

  • @dawnmgerner692
    @dawnmgerner6922 жыл бұрын

    You folks need to visit during the yearly Buffalo Round Up in the Fall.

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes we do!

  • @sharonsteigers4162
    @sharonsteigers4162 Жыл бұрын

    Well done.

  • @tedecker3792
    @tedecker37922 жыл бұрын

    When I saw a buffalo as an adult, I thought they were smaller than I remembered. I remember seeing a taxidermied one in the museum in Pierre and it was huge! My mom reminded me I was six at the time.

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha, yes, a buffalo to a six-year-old would be HUGE!

  • @timbarnett3898

    @timbarnett3898

    Жыл бұрын

    My neighbor in Colton Oregon raised buffalo. One day while I was visiting, but come up to fence, an reaches for it. Buffalo owner says, don't touch that fence, it holds buffalo in! But guy reached down an touched fence anyway! He got kicked back about 6 ft. I use to take my hair brush with me an buffalo remembered me an started coming to me when they saw me! But always careful around electric fences, esp. keeping buffalo in!

  • @samikshasapkota1315
    @samikshasapkota1315 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. I have plan to visit there soon

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    Жыл бұрын

    Have fun!

  • @coastskyadventures2752
    @coastskyadventures275211 ай бұрын

    Will be at Custer state park late August. Can't wait. Getting excited. Going to try to get here early as possible.

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    11 ай бұрын

    Hope you enjoy it!

  • @tommcl386
    @tommcl3862 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again!

  • @reneecleveland4455
    @reneecleveland4455 Жыл бұрын

    Harney peak is awesome

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    Жыл бұрын

    Harney Peak has been renamed Black Elk Peak and yes, it is awesome!

  • @ShowMeAnAdventure
    @ShowMeAnAdventure2 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness, this settles it. This is our next non-beach family vacation. Lol 😂 here in the Midwest we alternate between a beach vacation one year and a non-beach vacation in odd years for our family trips… I think our kids would really enjoy South Dakota in a couple years!

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh, for sure. There’s nature and there’s fun things for the kids, like Bear Park and Reptile Zoo. We’ll do more videos and I’m finishing up my guide soon as well.

  • @allanhigby139

    @allanhigby139

    2 жыл бұрын

    Palmer Gulch Koa at Hill city is a fun campground when you have kids with.

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful! Thanks for the suggestion

  • @ShowMeAnAdventure

    @ShowMeAnAdventure

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@allanhigby139 awesome, thanks!!

  • @julieturner2751
    @julieturner27516 ай бұрын

    the founding fathers have good natchoes, i visited them in 2023

  • @JohnMaderal-nq8tf
    @JohnMaderal-nq8tf4 ай бұрын

    Great video 👍🏼

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed

  • @JohnMaderal-nq8tf

    @JohnMaderal-nq8tf

    3 ай бұрын

    @@WereintheRockies heading up next month, should be 👍🏼

  • @lizallison324
    @lizallison3242 жыл бұрын

    Another great video 👍

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Liz! Good to hear from you!

  • @lizallison324

    @lizallison324

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WereintheRockies we never miss a vlog of yours Cheryl has not changed in 20 years

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    True!!!

  • @like2befishing197
    @like2befishing1972 ай бұрын

    We were here last week, the general store has been replaced… still nice but very modern

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    Ай бұрын

    Good to know! Thanks for sharing.

  • @susanfusuma6472
    @susanfusuma64722 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for such an informative video once again! We’ll be at Custer State Park this month, May 2022. Did you go to Wind Cave and Wall Drugs too?

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! They are all in the longer video on the black hills. Also, we will be putting out more videos on the black hills soon - I’m just finishing up my travel guide and audio tour for the black hills right now and then we’ll start making more videos!

  • @susanfusuma6472

    @susanfusuma6472

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WereintheRockies, yay, just in time for our trip too! Mahalo from Honolulu !

  • @captainstress
    @captainstress2 жыл бұрын

    What time of year was your later video from? Apart from the rain/hail storm, it looked like nice weather.

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 жыл бұрын

    July! And yes it was beautiful :)

  • @joelrudzinski6829
    @joelrudzinski68292 жыл бұрын

    Home

  • @trishaking3690
    @trishaking36902 ай бұрын

    Yall are so cute!!!! How long do you think you should rent a sling shot for?

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    2 ай бұрын

    Just a day is great!

  • @haroldb5569
    @haroldb55695 ай бұрын

    Could you tell me what month did you visit SD?

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    5 ай бұрын

    I don't remember which month but it was summer of 2021.

  • @haroldb5569

    @haroldb5569

    5 ай бұрын

    @@WereintheRockies Thanks anyway 🙂

  • @haroldb5569

    @haroldb5569

    5 ай бұрын

    @@WereintheRockies Thanks anyway 🙂

  • @dvferyance
    @dvferyance Жыл бұрын

    Are the black hills considered part of the Rockies?

  • @WereintheRockies

    @WereintheRockies

    Жыл бұрын

    No I don’t think so. They are older and more worn down

  • @AcidicSky
    @AcidicSky2 жыл бұрын

    Swore I've seen this video already a year ago

  • @carlosphillips8447
    @carlosphillips8447 Жыл бұрын

    Those cowboys that took my money playing pool forgot to tell me about those no gambling laws

  • @SerErryk

    @SerErryk

    Жыл бұрын

    Gambling laws generally only apply in there is some form of rake from the house.

  • @AK47deejay
    @AK47deejay9 ай бұрын

    CHANEL KZread: AXIS MUNDI: (SANTUARIO MEGALÍTICO PREHISTÓRICO )

  • @purpleblastoise
    @purpleblastoise3 ай бұрын

    White Cow Bull, South Dakota*