Wind Cave National Park

Exploring Wind Cave: Our Adventure on the Fairgrounds Tour

Due to elevator repairs, I had never had the chance to get below ground on my visit to Wind Cave National Park in May 2024. Though it was disappointing, we still enjoyed the short hike around Rankin Ridge and completed the Junior Ranger books during our trip. But a cave tour forever remained on our…

A Black Hills Weekend: Rankin Ridge in Wind Cave National Park

One last adventure in the Black Hills and South Dakota before beginning the drive home awaited Taylor, Janice, and I: a short morning hike in Wind Cave National Park as we headed south from Custer. Established in 1903, Wind Cave National Park is the first cave to be designated a national park in the world,…