Is there anyone here that is from the western part of the state?
We just spent the past few days out there and it's so beautiful. We couldn't believe how dry it was out there though. The beautiful green hills are just brown. But it did end up raining there for three days and it had to help with some of the fire danger.
It was chilly and I was surprised at how much the nights cooled down. I realize that's normal, but it just felt so much chillier then normal. It's probably just me since I'm getting attached to warm weather in my middle age.
We went to Deadwood's Kool Summer nights and it was definitely a hit. There were over 10,000 people there Fri. night and more then that Sat. night. The concerts were awesome. We have friends from NJ who came out to spend time with us in the Hills. They had never been out there before and thought Mt. Rushmore was awesome. They also liked some of the more rustic things like Deadwood's older buildings. Spearfish Canyon was breathtakingly beautiful, as always. It's just such a nice place to visit.