The flights across South Dakota went well. The section from Winner to Hot Springs had a good cloud layer but it was above us as we flew West at 6,500 feet. That only put us about 3-4K feet above the ground. Most of SD is pretty inhospitable terrain. Here are some photos of flying over SD.
After getting to Jolly & Maggie's house, Maggie made us lunch, eggs, bacon, toast, tomatoes. It was a great way to welcome us to Hot Springs.
Most folks with pets have cats or dogs (or maybe a frog). Jolly & Maggie have a beautiful horse. Her name is 'Cante Skuye', which means Good Heart in the Lakota Indian language.
After lunch we all went for a drive to see the scenery of Hot Springs. On the way out of their neighborhood, Maggie spotted a bear and cubs up on the hill. So we stopped to have a look.
Downtown Hot Springs has a lot of buildings made from sandstone. There is the old Evans Hotel and the Evans Plunge. The Plunge is an indoor pool. The Fall River flows thru town and the pool in the Plunge is water diverted from the river. It gently flows thru.
On the west side of town is the Red Valley which is just beautiful. Here are some photos of Red Valley.
Maggie cooked up a great dinner of BBQ ribs. As was stated in last night's brief post, some shots of Polish Vodka followed dinner.
Yay! So glad you made it all the way out to SD. Please say hi to Jolly and Maggie for me. And are you sure those bears are for real? :)
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