Beaver Dam
Beaver LodgeThu, 6/12/08
Black Hills, SD: Started out a nice sunny day this morning. But cool and windy. I was relaxing and reading my book and decided to bake some chocolate cookies. Got them all mixed up and put the first tray in the oven and it slipped out and fell upside down on the bottom of the oven. What a mess I feared, but when I finally grabbed the tray and turned it over only three cookies had fallen onto the bottom of the oven. I was able to scoop them up and put them back on the cookie sheet. All is well I thought. Took the first batch out and put the second in, and I’m thinking these don’t look right at all. I had forgotten we’re at 5000 feet here and I didn’t make any adjustments in the recipe or the baking time. They look awful but they’re edible. After finishing that and cleaning up the mess we headed to Hill City for lunch at the Mangy Moose Saloon. Had a great lunch and Mike was thrilled because you could smoke, they had lots of Credence Clearwater Revival on the juke box and the speed channel on the TV. What more could you ask? After lunch we drove up to Deerfield Lake—about 15 miles north of Hill City. Beautiful drive, but the temperature kept dropping—from the 50s down to the 30s—and it started to snow. SNOW!!! Snowed pretty good for a while. Drove up this dirt road for several miles by a pretty little stream. Saw lots of signs of beaver. Checked out the campground at Deerfield Lake. Pretty little National Forest campground on a hill overlooking the lake. Would love to stay there. It’s in the middle of nowhere with a great view of the lake. Lots of deer around. And several interesting hiking trails. Back to Hill City, got some gas for the generator and back to the campground. In for the night.
Black Hills, SD: Started out a nice sunny day this morning. But cool and windy. I was relaxing and reading my book and decided to bake some chocolate cookies. Got them all mixed up and put the first tray in the oven and it slipped out and fell upside down on the bottom of the oven. What a mess I feared, but when I finally grabbed the tray and turned it over only three cookies had fallen onto the bottom of the oven. I was able to scoop them up and put them back on the cookie sheet. All is well I thought. Took the first batch out and put the second in, and I’m thinking these don’t look right at all. I had forgotten we’re at 5000 feet here and I didn’t make any adjustments in the recipe or the baking time. They look awful but they’re edible. After finishing that and cleaning up the mess we headed to Hill City for lunch at the Mangy Moose Saloon. Had a great lunch and Mike was thrilled because you could smoke, they had lots of Credence Clearwater Revival on the juke box and the speed channel on the TV. What more could you ask? After lunch we drove up to Deerfield Lake—about 15 miles north of Hill City. Beautiful drive, but the temperature kept dropping—from the 50s down to the 30s—and it started to snow. SNOW!!! Snowed pretty good for a while. Drove up this dirt road for several miles by a pretty little stream. Saw lots of signs of beaver. Checked out the campground at Deerfield Lake. Pretty little National Forest campground on a hill overlooking the lake. Would love to stay there. It’s in the middle of nowhere with a great view of the lake. Lots of deer around. And several interesting hiking trails. Back to Hill City, got some gas for the generator and back to the campground. In for the night.
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