Labor Day weekend was spent in Spearfish with #3. At roughly 5 hours each way, it is a pretty short drive from our house. We checked out the DC Booth fish hatchery.
The facilities were so beautiful and the weather was perfect!
We had a great time exploring the historic buildings and feeding the fish.
By afternoon, the temp was rising making our next stop extra refreshing. We hiked the Devils Bathtub trail with way too many people.
The appeal (especially on this day) is the natural slide at the end.
Mark and Emm both ventured to give it a few tries. I was content to just get my feet wet.
We attempted to explore as much of the area as possible with the couple of days we had. We visited Spearfish and Roughlock Falls.
Taking in Roughlock Falls
And then Spearfish Falls
Once in Deadwood, we wandered around the brick streets of downtown.
Found an old fashion ice cream shop
We also drove a little out of town to see the Mount Moriah Cemetery where several notable figures from the wild west are buried.
We had enough time to do a short hike to see the Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower.
It was built and dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt by a close friend.
At the top you get a fantastic view of the Black Hills.
Mark took advantage of serving as guide for Emmrey to fish Spearfish Creek.
I am told there were tons of fish, making it easy to stay engaged. Emm had success with the Brown Trout.
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| We made this trip to Spearfish, with no particular plans in mind and no real expectations and were pleasantly surprised. |
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