Thank you for visiting South Dakota. This is the best place I have lived, so peaceful, open space, good people who are close to nature and honor the creator.
Can't Wait to watch! It was a pleasure running into Pops and Josh in Wall drug. Great conversation and such a great Channel to follow! Keep up the good work guys Thanks , Bobby and Tracy Grogan
I took my 12 year old son on a road trip from central Ohio to the Black Hills in 2002. We camped in Custer State Park. We didn't do the Sylvan Lake hike, but we did rent a canoe while we were there. When I saw the National Treasure movie, I immediately realized that the movie was wrong in placing the lake where it was. My son took a photo of a faint daytime moon through the eye of the needle. A great photo for a Sony 3.2 megapixel point and shoot of that era.😊
I've been to Mount Rushmore. The different views of the faces look smaller than I expected them to be. It was still a cool experience. I even got a souvenir T-shirt.
Josh - the cinematography and commentary on your videos is always excellent. Loved this piece on South Dakota. Knew very little about this beautiful state and now it’s on the bucket list. Great job, thank you.
I love seeing you and pops having fun together. I only found your channel about two weeks ago and I am having so much fun watching them all Bad health keeps me home now so thank you for the armchair adventures
South Dakotan here. Awesome video. You highlighted it amazingly. But there's even more to discover. My family has one of the last cabins in Custer State Park. Come join us in it before it's gone.
Dakota that's a place I'm going when I retired especially for somebody like me just have the social security to live by, this is the place to go to get retired, it's quiet, calm and safe it's just a lay back beautiful there 🤙😘
Yayyyyy! A very long video! I’ve never been up around this area and I love how it looks. My family also obsesses over cowboy history. My 4 year olds first vacation was the Grand Canyon on Christmas Day & Tombstone for New Years. Tombstone is fantastic.
The Black Hills are awesome for kids. So many things TML didn't see. A scenic train, panning for gold (salted, so you'll certainly find a few flakes), Armadillo's ice cream in Rapid City, Wildlife Loop rd, Mikkelson Bicycle trail (110 miles long), and a lot more.
What a fun trip! I love all the unusual stops you make. Pops in the re-enactment was great! Thank you for another great trip, looking forward to the next one.😊
Thank you! I like seeing Mount Rushmore from those three tunnel vision view points! Much more than the North by Northwest movie scene. Eve Marie Saint hanging onto facial features… but over the top as a kid watching classic film.
I mentioned this before. You should really start putting the dates you guys are there so we know more or less when is the right time of season to go. S Dakota looks so gorgeous. Thanks Josh.
My moms family was born and raised in that area. My great grandpa own and ran a hotel as well as a fish farm outside of spearfish. The black hills are magical. The needles drive is phenomenal. Only been to that area once. I def want to go back one day. My mom said the prairie dogs would walk into my grammas kitchen and tug on her skirt to beg for scraps. My gramma grew up in a sod house because they couldn’t afford very much wood so they used what was plentiful and free. The family would just make more sod bricks to expand their home as they expanded the family. My grandma and grandpas family were homesteaders and prospectors. They never found gold but my great grandpa was a South Dakota territory senator. My grammas oldest brother raised his family and lived out the rest of his life in Wall. Wall is a pretty fun stop. Reminds me of Knott’s berry farm without the rides. lol
Great video! If ever back in Rapid City, should check out the Chapel in the Hills. And if you’re there with your family take the kids to Story Brook Island, the kids will love it.
My family and I did a SD road trip last year and experienced some of the attractions you showed. You did however miss Crazy Horse and all the things to see there.
great video, i did that trip in 2012, cant wait to go back, pops looked like he was living it up on that rabbit , 1880 train ride in keystone was well worth it , so much to see of what God made out there
The "not sure what this is" was indeed a pronghorn antelope. I haven't finished the video, but you quite often can see Bighorn Sheep at the overlooks on the west side of the park. EDIT: I should have watched about 10 seconds longer. LOL Glad you got to see them. Not everybody does.
That was quite an adventure. Lots of unique displays and historic sites. So many things to see and do in a place that I assumed was not noteworthy at all. Well done mates 👍
I still can't believe we were there at the same time! I seen you at Needles highway and so regret not figuring out a way to turn around. Lol we went the opposite direction you did!
Hi Josh, My family lived in Minot North Dakota when I was a Kid, We've been to all over the Dakota's. One little tidbit I learned from a Docent at the International Peace Garden the Canadian Border with North Dakota, is that the early map makers mislabeled the Turtle Mtns and the Black Hills. The Turtle Mtns are in ND, if you've been there the hills are very dark with dense tree's. you've been to the Black Hills , their not so black and have stone ridge tops...kinda like a turtle. Making Maps back in the 1800s was real hassle so they just stuck with the misprint...
The hike up Black Elk (formerly Harney) peak from the Sylvan lake trailhead isn't too bad. It was a long time ago when I hiked it, but we did it with a 5 year old. I don't recall having to carry him more than just a little. Nice view from the building on the top. To do the area justice, drive Needles Highway (west to east), then go south a bit and hook up with the west end of the Custer State Park wildlife loop road, then when you finish the WLR you are within a mile of the south end of Iron Mountain Rd, which you can drive (south to north) up to Mt. Rushmore.
I should have added that a few miles south of the start of SD 87 (Needles Highway) on US 385 is Crazy Horse mountain. Much bigger than Mt. Rushmore but won't be finished for another 50 years at a minimum. Also, right at the end of the Wildlife Loop Rd is the State Game Lodge, which was the summer White House for President Calvin Coolidge.
Surprised you didn't spend more time in Custer State Park. Lots of good hikes there and there's the wildlife loop road through the southern part of the park that looks like a completely different park than the northern part where you can see tons of bison and other wildlife.
I can’t believe you didn’t go to the Crazy Horse monument. It is much larger than Mt Rushmore, which desecrated native lands. Crazy Horse is not funded by the government. You really missed a main highlight of SD.
That was a very fun road trip - one vacation I drove from Baraboo Wi across to North Dakota, into South Dakota and back thru' Iowa - I did prefer SD to the North - again, I think a lot of these places have really upped their game this century and visitors are going to get a really great experience and there seems to be a lot to see & do and great food experiences - that Fry Bread looked amazing - I loved that stuff. Thanks guys, must catch up with Pop's channel.
Hey Josh! Just wondering, ever plan on doing a live stream or video talking about your all-time favorite trips you've done? I compiled a list of my favorite trips and also one of my favorite hikes. It was a lot of fun to do 😎
Hey Josh, love your videos and I always look forward to everything you post. But if pops is 6'7" you must be pretty tall too since you don't look that much different in size to him.
I camped at the KOA right next to 1880 and Dances with wolves museum, spent 2 days just exploring everything there, u didn't show the old train station and carriage walk thru, next time you watch DWW, you'll easily spot some of the filming locations, sage creek overlook and national grasslands also borders the west side of Badlands area, 😊 trails
Hi guys! I had to laugh, you made it to our favorite (not for the food but for the friendly staff) local McD's. Lucky for you guys we weren't there :). Cuz, we definitely would have said hey to you!
@@ThroughMyLens good choice!!! (not eating there). Tell your Dad that Devil's Tower recently got hit by an EF1 tornado. I had mentioned to him that he missed the Circle of Smoke sculpture when he was there. Luckily, he missed all that excitement!
I stayed in Murdo, SD yrs ago where the auto museum is. Some old houses that had been made into a very retro motel, but I don’t think in 1991 it was retro on purpose. That was our jumping off place for the badlands and wall and Ft Pierre/ Pierre SD. The towns are divided by the time zones of mountain/central zones. So all the bats are on the ft Pierre side so they can, as it were, stay open later serving alcohol. I guess the state doesn’t allow liquor to be served after a certain time. Also the state capitol has a fountain that has natural gas spewing from it so parts of the fountain has a continuous flame. I never made it east of Pierre to Sioux Falls. One day.
My wife and I (of 50 yrs) don't travel much. But in 2000 her best friend and husband moved to CUSTER. We went to visit once. Our favorite trip. We live in central California and visit Lake Tahoe and the redwoods and gold country and the Pacific coast. But southwest SD was amazing. Great people, beautiful country, mammoth site (in Hot Springs), and the biggest surprise was the Crazy Horse monument. We had never heard of it...and bam! This huge sculpture and the museum. SD is fabulous. @@ThroughMyLens
Ok, what was the name of the place where you could sip the cream (creme?) liquors? That's the only kind of alcohol I drink nowadays, and I would LOVE to go there and try some!
That's not an illustration of a quarter pounder. Props to the sculptor, fine looking burger. But, um...? That jackalope with balcony was nicely done. Have you ever been to a park that wasn't "best"? Was there a reason to go to the Corn Palace? I didn't pick up on it. "Authentic Lakota cuisine" looks a lot like Taco Bell stepped up maybe two notches. When I was a kid $25 would get you 100 games.
Thank you for visiting South Dakota. This is the best place I have lived, so peaceful, open space, good people who are close to nature and honor the creator.
Can't Wait to watch! It was a pleasure running into Pops and Josh in Wall drug. Great conversation and such a great Channel to follow! Keep up the good work guys
Thanks ,
Bobby and Tracy Grogan
Was great to meet you!
How awesome!
Enjoyed meeting you! Thanks for following the channel
I took my 12 year old son on a road trip from central Ohio to the Black Hills in 2002. We camped in Custer State Park. We didn't do the Sylvan Lake hike, but we did rent a canoe while we were there. When I saw the National Treasure movie, I immediately realized that the movie was wrong in placing the lake where it was. My son took a photo of a faint daytime moon through the eye of the needle. A great photo for a Sony 3.2 megapixel point and shoot of that era.😊
I've been to Mount Rushmore. The different views of the faces look smaller than I expected them to be. It was still a cool experience. I even got a souvenir T-shirt.
So excited! My favorite 80s childhood road trip was to South Dakota. Saw everything from the Corn Palace to Wall Drug!
So cool! I am glad you got to explore it!
We absolutely love watching yall.
Appreciate that!
So uncrowded-- what a magnificent place...
Josh - the cinematography and commentary on your videos is always excellent. Loved this piece on South Dakota. Knew very little about this beautiful state and now it’s on the bucket list. Great job, thank you.
Really appreciate that, thanks for the kind words!
I love seeing you and pops having fun together. I only found your channel about two weeks ago and I am having so much fun watching them all Bad health keeps me home now so thank you for the armchair adventures
Thanks so much for finding our channel and watching the videos with us!
Yes sir, Great video and it looks like you and Pops had a great time! Always enjoy your travel and road trip adventures
Thanks so much for watching it!
I can’t believe you were all by yourself at Sylvan lake!! We went in July and there were sooo many people. Loved our Rushmore trip!
This is one of your best videos! Thanks.
Wow, thanks! Appreciate the kind words!
You do the best videos! Really enjoyed watching!👍
South Dakotan here. Awesome video. You highlighted it amazingly. But there's even more to discover. My family has one of the last cabins in Custer State Park. Come join us in it before it's gone.
Great video! Pops and your road trips are such a highlight! Hope there’s many more
Hell yeah! I literally hit most of these spots a month ago on a 7 day trip
So cool! Glad you got to see it as well!
Loved this video. Thanks for sharing this part of the country. Amazing!
Another one added my to do list,great video as always Josh and Pops 🎉🎉🎉.
I am HYPED for this one
Thanks for watching!
This was another amazing video and can't wait to visit South Dakota !
Love when u and pops do these adventures! The views are so amazing fr !🦾🫡
Glad you like them!
Dakota that's a place I'm going when I retired especially for somebody like me just have the social security to live by, this is the place to go to get retired, it's quiet, calm and safe it's just a lay back beautiful there 🤙😘
Yayyyyy! A very long video! I’ve never been up around this area and I love how it looks. My family also obsesses over cowboy history. My 4 year olds first vacation was the Grand Canyon on Christmas Day & Tombstone for New Years. Tombstone is fantastic.
The Black Hills are awesome for kids. So many things TML didn't see. A scenic train, panning for gold (salted, so you'll certainly find a few flakes), Armadillo's ice cream in Rapid City, Wildlife Loop rd, Mikkelson Bicycle trail (110 miles long), and a lot more.
What a fun trip! I love all the unusual stops you make. Pops in the re-enactment was great! Thank you for another great trip, looking forward to the next one.😊
Thanks so much for watching it and for the comment!
Another amazing video with you and pops!! Can’t wait to see the next one!!!
More to come! We filmed 5 road trip videos this summer!
Thank you! I like seeing Mount Rushmore from those three tunnel vision view points!
Much more than the North by Northwest movie scene. Eve Marie Saint hanging onto facial features… but over the top as a kid watching classic film.
wow, so awesome.
I mentioned this before. You should really start putting the dates you guys are there so we know more or less when is the right time of season to go. S Dakota looks so gorgeous. Thanks Josh.
This was in mid May
My moms family was born and raised in that area. My great grandpa own and ran a hotel as well as a fish farm outside of spearfish. The black hills are magical. The needles drive is phenomenal. Only been to that area once. I def want to go back one day. My mom said the prairie dogs would walk into my grammas kitchen and tug on her skirt to beg for scraps. My gramma grew up in a sod house because they couldn’t afford very much wood so they used what was plentiful and free. The family would just make more sod bricks to expand their home as they expanded the family. My grandma and grandpas family were homesteaders and prospectors. They never found gold but my great grandpa was a South Dakota territory senator. My grammas oldest brother raised his family and lived out the rest of his life in Wall. Wall is a pretty fun stop. Reminds me of Knott’s berry farm without the rides. lol
Wow what a fascinating part of your story! Thanks for sharing that with us!
Watching from Nova Scotia Canada!!! This is definitely on my list of states to visit someday!
So cool! Would love to visit Nova Scotia sometime!
@@ThroughMyLensyou can go see the bay of fundy - highest tides in the world
Cant wait!!! We have been twice, in 2016 and 2020 and absolutely loved it!!
So cool! I would love to go back!
What a beautiful trip with your dad. We've been out there many times. Thank you❤
Glad you got a chance to explore the state as well!
Was an awesome trip! I was so surprised with all South Dakota had to offer!!
For sure, such an amazing state!
Gorgeous, fabulous, wonderful and beautiful , so awesome to see those sites. Thanks for sharing Josh and Pops
Our pleasure!
I never had an interest in visiting south Dakota, now after watching this video Im in awe and really want to visit it. Its on my bucket list!
I was blown away by how awesome it was as well!
We were just in the area. It was great seeing Mt. Rushmore in person-photos don't really do it justice.
Great video! If ever back in Rapid City, should check out the Chapel in the Hills. And if you’re there with your family take the kids to Story Brook Island, the kids will love it.
Oooo, Coconut Creme pie is my JAM!!!!
It is so good!
My family and I did a SD road trip last year and experienced some of the attractions you showed. You did however miss Crazy Horse and all the things to see there.
South Dakota has so much to offer! This road trip guide covers all the must-see spots. 🚗🌄
It really does, such a cool state
@@VentureThrills yw
Love seeing Pops act in the Wild Bill show. You two have a great relationship.
haha yea it was fun to see him so excited about it!
great video, i did that trip in 2012, cant wait to go back, pops looked like he was living it up on that rabbit , 1880 train ride in keystone was well worth it , so much to see of what God made out there
The "not sure what this is" was indeed a pronghorn antelope. I haven't finished the video, but you quite often can see Bighorn Sheep at the overlooks on the west side of the park. EDIT: I should have watched about 10 seconds longer. LOL Glad you got to see them. Not everybody does.
That was quite an adventure.
Lots of unique displays and historic sites.
So many things to see and do in a place
that I assumed was not noteworthy at all.
Well done mates 👍
So glad you enjoyed it, we had a lot of fun exploring SD for sure
We enjoyed that very much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I still can't believe we were there at the same time! I seen you at Needles highway and so regret not figuring out a way to turn around. Lol we went the opposite direction you did!
Aww bummer! Always love saying hi!
Hi Josh, My family lived in Minot North Dakota when I was a Kid, We've been to all over the Dakota's. One little tidbit I learned from a Docent at the International Peace Garden the Canadian Border with North Dakota, is that the early map makers mislabeled the Turtle Mtns and the Black Hills. The Turtle Mtns are in ND, if you've been there the hills are very dark with dense tree's. you've been to the Black Hills , their not so black and have stone ridge tops...kinda like a turtle. Making Maps back in the 1800s was real hassle so they just stuck with the misprint...
Cool video! My wife and I have been there, but you two saw a lot more. This gives us a reason to return!
So glad you got to experience it as well!
The hike up Black Elk (formerly Harney) peak from the Sylvan lake trailhead isn't too bad. It was a long time ago when I hiked it, but we did it with a 5 year old. I don't recall having to carry him more than just a little. Nice view from the building on the top. To do the area justice, drive Needles Highway (west to east), then go south a bit and hook up with the west end of the Custer State Park wildlife loop road, then when you finish the WLR you are within a mile of the south end of Iron Mountain Rd, which you can drive (south to north) up to Mt. Rushmore.
I should have added that a few miles south of the start of SD 87 (Needles Highway) on US 385 is Crazy Horse mountain. Much bigger than Mt. Rushmore but won't be finished for another 50 years at a minimum. Also, right at the end of the Wildlife Loop Rd is the State Game Lodge, which was the summer White House for President Calvin Coolidge.
I learn a lot and laugh a lot with each video. It’s fun to travel along with you.
Thanks for coming along with us!
Josh, the same person, Dale Lamphere, made both the Dignity statue and the Arc of Dreams that you saw in Sioux Falls.
Great video! Definitely an underrated state to visit.
It really is!
Another Great Video Josh! A great inspiration as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
6'7"?! 😮 You're both very funny. Great video!
South Dakota is such an underrated vacay spot!
They let us bring our dog into Saloon 10! Made our trip☺️☺️
I agree it is such a gem!
Surprised you didn't spend more time in Custer State Park. Lots of good hikes there and there's the wildlife loop road through the southern part of the park that looks like a completely different park than the northern part where you can see tons of bison and other wildlife.
I can’t believe you didn’t go to the Crazy Horse monument. It is much larger than Mt Rushmore, which desecrated native lands. Crazy Horse is not funded by the government. You really missed a main highlight of SD.
Yes, I wondered why that was not mentioned .
Wonderful place👍👍👍. Great stuff y’all😉
Thanks so much!
Awesome! So fun to see your travels!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Loved the vlog! What a great road trip! I ❤ South Dakota!
Thanks for watching it!
Thanks! Love the SD trip ❤
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it!
That was a very fun road trip - one vacation I drove from Baraboo Wi across to North Dakota, into South Dakota and back thru' Iowa - I did prefer SD to the North - again, I think a lot of these places have really upped their game this century and visitors are going to get a really great experience and there seems to be a lot to see & do and great food experiences - that Fry Bread looked amazing - I loved that stuff. Thanks guys, must catch up with Pop's channel.
Thanks for the comment! I hope to do North Dakota in the future, I have never been there
Hey Josh! Just wondering, ever plan on doing a live stream or video talking about your all-time favorite trips you've done? I compiled a list of my favorite trips and also one of my favorite hikes. It was a lot of fun to do 😎
Sounds like a great idea! Will have to talk about that on the next live stream
Super excited 🎉
I hope you liked it!
Hey Josh, love your videos and I always look forward to everything you post. But if pops is 6'7" you must be pretty tall too since you don't look that much different in size to him.
Hi ! Looks a cool place to visit as well very pretty with the falls and parks. This definitely would be a nice place to visit! 😊
Thanks for watching and I am glad you enjoyed it!
What did the buffalo say to his son before he left for college ??....... Bison 😅
I camped at the KOA right next to 1880 and Dances with wolves museum, spent 2 days just exploring everything there, u didn't show the old train station and carriage walk thru, next time you watch DWW, you'll easily spot some of the filming locations, sage creek overlook and national grasslands also borders the west side of Badlands area,
😊 trails
Excellent. Great video.
Thank you very much!
We loved the video! If you and Pops ever want to explore Falls Park in Greenville, SC we’d love to show you around!
Sounds great! Appreciate that!
Fun fact Rusted Root music video was filmed here the song way send me on my way !
Woohoo! Looks good.
Hope you enjoy!
Hi guys! I had to laugh, you made it to our favorite (not for the food but for the friendly staff) local McD's. Lucky for you guys we weren't there :). Cuz, we definitely would have said hey to you!
haha that is awesome! We didn't eat anything there just went for the statue
@@ThroughMyLens good choice!!! (not eating there). Tell your Dad that Devil's Tower recently got hit by an EF1 tornado. I had mentioned to him that he missed the Circle of Smoke sculpture when he was there. Luckily, he missed all that excitement!
I stayed in Murdo, SD yrs ago where the auto museum is. Some old houses that had been made into a very retro motel, but I don’t think in 1991 it was retro on purpose. That was our jumping off place for the badlands and wall and Ft Pierre/ Pierre SD. The towns are divided by the time zones of mountain/central zones. So all the bats are on the ft Pierre side so they can, as it were, stay open later serving alcohol. I guess the state doesn’t allow liquor to be served after a certain time. Also the state capitol has a fountain that has natural gas spewing from it so parts of the fountain has a continuous flame. I never made it east of Pierre to Sioux Falls. One day.
Oh wow! I wanted to make it to Pierre but we couldn't make it work on this trip!
Loved this video! Are we going to see you visit all American national parks?
That's the plan! Not sure how long it will take though haha
You did miss crazy horse!
I loved Custer State Park!! And South Dakota!! Did you & Pops feed the donkeys in Custer State Park?
We didn't, now we have to go back again for that haha!
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Tidbit I was told the colored corn is grown in South Dakota just for that corn Palace it's also known as the biggest bird feeder in the world
Haha I don't doubt it!
I think one monument you have might missed was the Monument to Crazy horse
Yea, hoping to do that on the next visit!
My wife and I (of 50 yrs) don't travel much. But in 2000 her best friend and husband moved to CUSTER. We went to visit once. Our favorite trip. We live in central California and visit Lake Tahoe and the redwoods and gold country and the Pacific coast. But southwest SD was amazing. Great people, beautiful country, mammoth site (in Hot Springs), and the biggest surprise was the Crazy Horse monument. We had never heard of it...and bam! This huge sculpture and the museum. SD is fabulous. @@ThroughMyLens
the missile has a self guided tour.
Oh really? I need to look into that!
What is Pop's youtube program named? I want to subscribe too!
Hey does your Dad have his own UA-cam channel? You mentioned be sure to check out his video.
Ok, what was the name of the place where you could sip the cream (creme?) liquors? That's the only kind of alcohol I drink nowadays, and I would LOVE to go there and try some!
I think it was called Deadwood Distillery, it was right there in downtown Deadwood
@ThroughMyLens awesome thanks! And where is that big jackalope tower? I can't find it on the map anywhere. Sorry so many questions.
@@wezylinn Its at Dahl Chainsaw Art in Wall - 518 Glenn St, Wall, SD 57790
@@ThroughMyLens cool! Thanks so much!
interesting state, I am sad all those arcade spots in CA is closed
I wish there was an arcade bar in my town for sure
Is it possible that you also say meters or kilometers because here in Europe or the whole world has no miles or inches
2.54 cm is one inch, a meter is 1.1 yards (3 feet), 1.6 km is one mile.
Next time when there was a premiere, I'll be doing the chat on this channel.
Sounds good!
@@ThroughMyLens What do you mean?
Ugh I totally forgot to do the chat on this channel. Maybe next time!
That's not an illustration of a quarter pounder. Props to the sculptor, fine looking burger. But, um...?
That jackalope with balcony was nicely done.
Have you ever been to a park that wasn't "best"?
Was there a reason to go to the Corn Palace? I didn't pick up on it.
"Authentic Lakota cuisine" looks a lot like Taco Bell stepped up maybe two notches.
When I was a kid $25 would get you 100 games.
haha We try to find the best parts of ever place we visit for sure
When in Spearfish DO NOT eat at the "Pizza Ranch" at the 27th St. exit of I-90. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
haha good to know!
taller people can get on a horse fast. the just sit down.
haha that is true
We watched your video today and I have a South Dakota picture I’d like to send you. What is the best way to do that? Do you have an email address?
You can send it to Josh@californiathroughmylens.com
Never going there...pride flag at 1:10:32..