Evening glow and a quick loop around Devil’s Tower in the morning

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Leaving Devil’s Tower (will need to climb it another time) and onto the South Dakota state highpoint

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Getting some views below treeline on the Black Elk Peak trail

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From the summit watchtower

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Summit views

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Getting onto the other summit

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A quick scramble to get this view

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Back to Custer State Park

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Black Elk Peak from the bottom of the valley - you can see the summit tower to the left

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Quick visit to the scam that is Mount Rushmore

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Then Badlands, getting burnt out by this point

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A final sunset over the midwest before meeting up with old friends in Chicago

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Notes

• A haggard 47 minutes to the top of Black Elk Peak