Greetings everyone! Things are starting to rev up around here as we approach the 6 week mark before our annual Halloween Event (link here). It also means I’m about a week from getting very little sleep until the haunt is over. Adding to the chaos, my second 100k attempt is just two weeks after (Bri shall not fail again – link here). Basically when not finishing up the multitude of props that have been in construction since January, I’ll be pounding out miles and miles on the trails. As you would suspect, we are going to be relying heavily on Brad to make up for my limited availability. He has been working like a “black-tailed” dog over the past several months putting posts in the Intrigued queue that will surely keep you entertained. There is one to-do that needs to be addressed before the chaos begins and that is to sneak over to Farmdale and cut down a notoriously evil tree. While the saw chips fly, I’ll let Brad get into the swing of things.
Take it away Brad…
In retirement, Jan and I are trying to check off as many National Parks as we can. We were almost finished planning a trip to see our daughter, Allyson, in Denver this past April when we asked what else she wanted to do while we were there. We try to pick a location or activity Allyson has not done yet because it’s all new to us. We offered the southwest, since it is, after all, April in Colorado. She quickly said she’d like to see Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills again. We said “Punkin’, it’s April in South Dakota, some stuff might not be open yet. It could be snowy and cold.” Allyson said she didn’t care and that Alec (her boyfriend) hadn’t been to the Black Hills yet. After spending the night near Denver, Jan and I picked up Allyson and Alec and started the 5 ½ hour journey to the Black Hills.
While we were there, we wanted to make the most of the location, you know, getting our money’s worth from our Annual National Park Pass. We decided to add Devils Tower National Monument to our trip.
Literally, seconds after entering the official park boundary, I hear from the back seat, “Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Stop the car!”
Hit the jump to find out the reason for the excitement!
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