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| Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park |
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| This is part of the trail around the lake. |
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| Sadie loved this little walk. |
We camped in the Sylvan Lake Campground which is about half a mile from the beautiful Sylvan Lake. The lake is surrounded by massive rock formations and ponderosa pine trees. It's really hard to capture the beauty of this place in pictures. There was a wedding party getting ready for an evening wedding next to the lake. Great place for a wedding but it was so windy and cold - I felt sorry for them out there.
Several trailheads begin at Sylvan Lake and one of them takes you to the top of Harney Peak, the highest mountain east of the Rockies. The view is suppose to be very impressive, overlooking the Black Hills and with a view of Mount Rushmore. We didn't take that trail but did take the mile trail around the lake.
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~John Muir
