Last week our family joined some of my extended Holte family in the Black Hills for a family reunion. We stayed in a cabin at a resort. Our cabin had a playground near it and the first thing that the girls asked each morning was if they could play at the park. We had supper at night with everyone and also had some time to ourselves to explore the area.
We arrived in SD a day early and met my parents in Deadwood. We had supper together the first night and then did some sightseeing the next morning. We went to a museum, a cemetary and toured a gold mine. This picture was taken at the cemetary overlooking the city.
Our first day at the cabin a group of us took a hike up the hill near the resort. My parents watched the girls so Nick and I got to hike at our own pace. It was beautiful view and we could see Mount Rushmore.
The next day we toured Bear Country. The girls were pretty excited to see all the animals.
They even got to hug a bear! Faith was scared to touch it at first until we explained that it was not a real bear.
A favorite for the girls was Storybook Island in Rapid City. Here they are walking on the castle bridge.
That afternoon we joined some of the other Holtes for a hike. We were trying to find an old mining town in the woods, and in particular the old mine. We had hiked this same area when I was a kid at our last SD family reunion. Here the girls are at the top of the hill. You might not be able to tell, but we were pretty high up. The girls both did great. Neither one complained at all! We found some of the old town, but not the mine. The view was worth the hike!
Some of the hikers.
Our next adventure was ride on the 1880s train.
We rode for an hour to Hill City and then back to Keystone again. It was a fun way to see more of the area.
To be continued...
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