The first full day we spent in South Dakota was a little cold and windy. We decided to take a drive out to Spearfish Canyon. I wasn’t a smart mama and didn’t pack a jacket for anyone…it was sunny and warm when we left the house and after we drove for awhile, the weather got much cooler! Lesson learned – always pack a sweatshirt/jacket even if it seems we won’t need one!
My only South Dakota Selfie! 🙂
Spearfish Canyon is really beautiful. You drive through and there are so many beautiful things to look at and these little pull-off areas where you can park, hike and explore. Â Even though it was colder, because we were down in the canyon it wasn’t windy like it had been in Deadwood when we had driven through there earlier that morning.
When we planned to be out for the full day we would pack lunches and bring them with us. Saves money and time, and we could eat whenever we wanted to without having to find a restaurant for 16 people!
The kids loved being able to explore for “treasures”…searching for cool rocks with different colors kept them busy for a long time!
Throughout the canyon there are a couple of different waterfalls to stop and take pictures of.
We had lunch by this one!
Elijah was REALLY excited about seeing this waterfall!
He was running around and celebrating, it was hillarious!
Isaac enjoyed the climbing the most. Any place we stopped he looked for places to climb. Once again this mama’s heart skipped many a beat watching him scale the rocks!
We had a fun day in Spearfish Canyon – have you ever been there? Dominic and I were there in late October one year and hoped to see the colors changing, but we were about a week late and  it snowed that weekend so all the leaves were falling! 🙂
Looks like you all had such a great time…I’m adding South Dakota to our places to visit as a family. I was there when I was four…maybe it’s time to visit again?! 😉 Great pictures!!!