Two Harvest Host Stops on our way to Black Hills, SD
Humble Hill Winery
The first stop to the Black Hills was at this quaint winery. We had been here before and thoroughly enjoyed their Honey Crips Apple wine. We usually don’t like fruit wines, but this wine is so refreshing. It’s one of those wines where you sit out on the porch enjoying a beautiful sunny day and want something light. This time we were smart enough to buy more than one bottle case to enjoy after we left the vineyard and purchased case.
Diamond A Cattle Co
This stop was a unique one for us. It was a ranch owned by a family whose business is ranching and passed down through the generations. Upon our arrival, the family was at a rodeo, watching their grandson participate in the activities. Having never been to a rodeo, I’m unsure what those activities are. Remember, I am a big city girl who never sees herself living on a ranch with various farm animals. The most impressive aspect of the ranch was the one-room schoolhouse. It was exactly like the one depicted in “Little House on the Prairie.” Everything was left as it was in the 1800s, even down to the lunch pails. The books, posters, and writing tablets were now faded to a rusty brown but still intact to see what lessons probably were taught to the youngsters of yesteryear. I was happy the family chose to preserve the schools’ history so many could visit and be taken back to a simpler time.
We left early the next morning to start our road trip to Custer, South Dakota. The roads seem infinite, and often you find yourself the only one traveling. Mitch and I got a kick out of the innumerable amount of signs posted roadside to visit Wall Drugs. We visited this tourist attraction a few years back but were still amazed at the marketing to get people to come and visit. It was a one-time attraction, so we didn’t stop to get their 5-cent coffee this time. We were excited to get to Custer and explore the Black Hills of South Dakota, a frontier town just about a mile from our campground Fort Welikeit. Throughout the town, there are buffalo statues with different artistic themes, much like the artistic turtle statues in Clearwater, Florida.
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