Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park

After we biked up Needles Hwy to Sylvan Lake, we took a hike around the lake before biking back down. Sylvan is a perfect little lake.

Part of the treat of traveling is the opportunity to see things that a considerably different from our home environment.

This lake is framed with a mixture of rock formations, ponderosa pines and aspen trees, and a horse fence with mountains in the background and a clear blue sky. There was no waterfall (we got robbed). But to see all of this, and the reflection in the clear water as you hike around, how could we not be grateful for this.Read more