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Our prettiest stop so far:  Spearfish, South Dakota (Part 3)

7/2/2014

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After riding up then down breathtaking Spearfish Canyon, Barry turned around to ride up it again, and I chose to stay in town riding the flat roads and pretty paved bike path through parks, the city campground, and cute neighborhoods.  Here's some of what I saw on this beautiful day.
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Charming house -- one of many in this cute town
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Bold Spearfish Creek is a constant companion through town
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And it's so CLEAR -- so different from the muddy creeks back east
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Spearfish Creek rushing through a city park
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And on the east side of town right before entering the canyon area
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Wildflowers along the bike path
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In the tidy neighborhoods, I saw lots of pretty flowers in bloom. Some green thumbs here!
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Love peonies!
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Interesting trees missing lots of the foliage...not sure why. Harsh winters or disease?
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Unreal looking Poppies -- another thing I never saw in the east. Gorgeous!
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View of distant hills from town
Paisley liked Spearfish too -- especially when the sun came through our hotel room window!
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Stay tuned as we continue our westward journey!
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Katie
7/3/2014 08:04:11 am

Tree damage is from Winter Storm Atlas in early October. Glad you liked Spearfish!

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Emily
7/3/2014 11:19:17 am

Thanks for the explanation, Katie! We actually missed freak storm Atlas by only about 8 days as we were in Hill City for 9 days in the fall before it hit. We rode the Michelson Trail, went to Mt. Rushmore, and did other sight-seeing, all in shorts, and then not long after we headed back to Kansas City, Atlas hit. We were as surprised as anyone!

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    We're a long-married, early-retired couple who are currently traveling as nomads with no fixed home base.  After years of living in North Carolina (Emily's home state), we spent 18 months living oceanfront on Ambergris Caye, Belize, a year road-tripping the US in a Honda CR-V, a year in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and are now roaming North America in our 32' motorhome, Pearl, following warm weather whenever possible.

    Our passions are bicycling, walking and hiking, birding, continuing our midlife struggles to learn Spanish, enjoying healthy food (and the occasional donuts & pie!), traveling (duh!)  We travel with a fleet of bicycles and Paisley, our 10-year old Boston Terrier. 

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  • Traveling Twosome Blog
  • BeBelize - Our life in Belize (2011-2013)
  • Earlier adventures (2003-2010)
    • First Belize Trip 2010
    • Fall Sail Cruise Aboard Logos 2009
    • Conch Key 2007
    • Charleston Sailing School 2007
    • Biscayne Bay Sailing School 2007
    • Key Lime Sailing Club 2006
    • Southwest Parks 2006
    • BEYC/Jost van Dyke, BVI 2005
    • Offshore Sailing School 2004
    • Annapolis Sailboat Show 2004
    • Finger Lakes 2004
    • NY State Bike Tour 2004
    • Biras Creek, BVI 2003
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