spent sunday on the sunday gulch trail in custer state park

sunday, with barely any rest from camping and hiking in spearfish, we headed to custer state park with the neighbors to hike the sunday gulch trail. i haven't ever hiked a trail that crossed over and through streams so this was super exciting for me and of course the kids loved jumping through the creek and hoping on all the boulders littering the creek bed. we saw squirrels galore, a buffalo, and a family of big horn sheep. i just love custer for all the amazing wildlife roaming freely though out the park. after the hike we splashed around in sylvan lake before headed to DQ for some much needed ice cream. a perfect ending to a perfect day!

sweet sunday

after spending a lazy morning lounging in bed we filled the car with cold weather gear, packed some snacks, and headed to custer state park. nothing recharges me more than walking on a pine needle strewn path beside a frozen lake while holding hands with my boys. we watch as our breath combines and joins the snow clouds hanging in the sky. snow clouds that have only now, at 40 till midnight, began to let snowflakes free-fall to earth. i could not think of a better way to spend a sunday than marching through the woods with my family. true love.