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realnev USA - HOG Ride 2019
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- Aug 9, 2019, 6:34 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 1,023 m
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa 43.84662, -103.2016543°50’48” N 103°12’6” W
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Hermosa South Dakota
August 9, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Trish at the Lazy R took care of dinner as we camped on the plains! Best steak dinner we've had on the whole trip! 😍
Traveler Looks awesome we stayed at Hermosa I'm getting itchy feet getting these notifications all the time but keep it up. I'm working on the wife again👍👍👍😛😛
8/10/19Reply
realnev Hahaha good work Trev good work!
8/10/19Reply
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- Jun 29, 2018, 8:34 PM
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82147, -103.2025143°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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Weather ⛈
June 29, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Psalm 19:1

Bad storm rolled through this evening but then we were treated with an amazing double rainbow!
We have never seen such bright colors on a rainbow - it was beautiful!Read more
Traveler Amazing!
7/1/18Reply
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- Jun 29, 2018, 3:16 PM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82142, -103.2026143°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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Wind Cave & Jewell Cave National Parks
June 29, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We stopped at each park, walked a little, then drove through (cave tours were already booked up!)
They had wildfire in September 2017 burning 1500 acres.
Custer State Park has wildfire in December 2017Read more
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- Jun 29, 2018, 3:02 PM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82147, -103.2025443°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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The Mammoth Site
June 29, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
This is an active excavating site
The mammoths died in a sink hole
First bones found in 1974 when digging for a housing project. In third picture you can see red ball hanging from ceiling...that is where the first bone was found..and you can see how deep they are still digging.
They have found bones from 61 mammoths to date.
The building is built around the sink hole for ongoing diggingRead more
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- Jun 27, 2018, 10:59 PM
- 🌙 70 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82143, -103.2025743°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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Home on the Plains
June 27, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 70 °F
We went on a drive through Custer State Park this evening in hopes to see buffalo.
Boy....did we see buffalo! Hundreds of them feeding right by road. We had to wait about 2o minutes for them move so we could continue our drive! There were lots of babies in the herd.Read more
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- Jun 27, 2018, 11:03 PM
- 🌙 68 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82143, -103.2025443°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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Wildlife in Custer Park
June 27, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
We also got to see a field of prairie dogs, pronghorns and deer. The land was endless!
Custer State Park is 71,000 acres and has 1300 head of buffalo!
Traveler Prairie dogs!
7/5/18Reply
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- Jul 1, 2018, 1:21 PM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82146, -103.2025743°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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More on the trail
July 1, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Traveler Safe travels.
7/2/18Reply
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- Jul 1, 2018, 1:19 PM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82146, -103.2025843°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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Hiking in Custer Park
July 1, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Great hike today...we went way up (5285 ft elevation)
Great scenery looking out on the mountaintop!
So sad that so many acres burnt in wildfire back in December
Traveler Did you see Big Foot?
7/1/18Reply
Traveler 🐾no..just poop 😂😂
7/1/18Reply
Traveler Big Foot 💩? Lol
7/3/18Reply
Traveler Haha. ..just buffalo 💩!!!
7/3/18Reply
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- Jun 29, 2018, 3:21 PM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82141, -103.2026143°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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Flowers at Jewell Cave Park
June 29, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Then we had to stop for ice cream on way home! 🍦
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- Jun 29, 2018, 9:01 AM
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 3,330 ft
- United States South Dakota Custer County Hermosa Grace Coolidge Creek 43.82145, -103.2025743°49’17” N 103°12’9” W
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More bones
June 29, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
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