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South Dakota

7 photo stories from South Dakota, newest first. The state high point is Black Elk Peak.

A zoomed view of the carved face of Crazy Horse Memorial in profile against a cloudy sky, with rough unfinished rock below and a railing along the ledge

Crazy Horse Memorial

 A green lake framed by pine branches in the Black Hills of South Dakota, with a grassy hill dotted with pines on the far side and rocks along the near shore

A lake and a trail in the Black Hills

 Laura sitting on a granite boulder at Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park

Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park

 Laura on a trail rock with granite spires on the way to Black Elk Peak

On the trail to Black Elk Peak

 Ocean and Laura at the stone tower on Black Elk Peak

Black Elk Peak, South Dakota

 Layered ridges below a grassy rim at Homestead Overlook in Badlands National Park, with prairie stretching to the horizon

Homestead Overlook

 Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

Mount Rushmore