Do you enjoy scenic drives?
We spent the better part of a day driving along the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway in the Northern Black
Hills of South Dakota. Traveling from Spearfish, Bridal Veil Falls is the first of three waterfalls in the
canyon. Although the water flow is heavier in the spring, it was still beautiful during our summer drive.
The now vacant but still picturesque Homestake Mining Company hydroelectric plant produced electricity
using water from Spearfish Creek in the early 1900s. We continued our slow drive looking up at the
surrounding cliffs, down at Spearfish Creek and all around until we made it to the Roughlock Falls
Trailhead.
A short hike along a boardwalk took us to both the Upper Observation Point and Lower Observation Loop
- both with views of the multi-tiered Roughlock Falls. From there, we hiked the downhill pathway lined
with tall trees to reach Spearfish Falls, the most beautiful of the three waterfalls.
Fun fact: Long before our time, it was the force of the waters of the creek that actually formed the
limestone cliffs.
What are some of your favorite scenic drives?
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We spent the better part of a day driving along the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota. Traveling from Spearfish, Bridal Veil Falls is the first of three waterfalls in the canyon. Although the water flow is heavier in the spring, it was still beautiful during our summer drive.
The now vacant but still picturesque Homestake Mining Company hydroelectric plant produced electricity using water from Spearfish Creek in the early 1900s. We continued our slow drive looking up at the surrounding cliffs, down at Spearfish Creek and all around until we made it to the Roughlock Falls Trailhead.
A short hike along a boardwalk took us to both the Upper Observation Point and Lower Observation Loop - both with views of the multi-tiered Roughlock Falls. From there, we hiked the downhill pathway lined with tall trees to reach Spearfish Falls, the most beautiful of the three waterfalls.
Fun fact: Long before our time, it was the force of the waters of the creek that actually formed the limestone cliffs.
What are some of your favorite scenic drives?
#WordyExplorers #SouthDakota #BlackHills #NorthernHills #NorthernBlackHills #spearfish #SpearfishCanyon #SearfishCanyonScenicByway #ScenicDrives #SpearfishCreek #BridalVeilFalls #RoughlockFalls #SpearfishFalls #waterfall #waterfalls #ChasingWaterfalls #WaterfallHike #WaterfallLover #WaterfallLovers #LimestoneCliffs #hiking #HikingAdventures #HikingTrails #OptOutdoors #OptOutside #OutdoorAdventures #OutdoorFun #OutdoorLovers #goRVing #NatureLover