Outdoors

Chasing Cats

When a 70-year-old fishing record was overturned, South Dakota anglers turned their attention to the joys of catfishing.

Bouncing across a snowy mustang sanctuary.

Curiosity took Jan & Herb Conn of Custer underground to discover the buried treasure that is South Dakota’s Jewel Cave.

Durand Young and Tom Kilian rafted the Missouri when it was still a river.

Tradition passes to a new generation.

South Dakota’s skies, among the darkest in the country, are a stargazer’s delight. Photo by Christian Begeman.

As wild as it gets in South Dakota. Photo by Bonny Fleming.

South Dakota’s varied landscapes — the river valleys, mountains, badlands and glacial lakes — are a bird-watcher’s paradise.

Rapid City’s greenspace is eco and people friendly.

Gold miners still carry pails and pickaxes deep into our mountain valleys.

Photographer Carl Johnson explores the Badlands in winter.

A four-hour squeeze leads to a portion of Jewel Cave that many visitors will never see.

Six photographers tell us where they find their favorite fall foliage shots.

Welcomed by the winds … kissed by the sun … joined by the laughter of God.

Lessons learned while digging in the dirt.

Kayaking the 2,341-mile Missouri River is intimidating. Luckily, there are South Dakotans willing to help. Photo by Jessica Giard.

Local river rats guided a vessel down a treacherous stretch of the Mighty Mo.

Discovering memorable sights in the Black Hills is easy. Finding them again is the problem.

Split Rock Creek doesn’t show up on some maps, but it’s a pretty place anyway.

Matt Jackson made the trek every month. Photos by Matt Jackson.

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