nr, so glad you are enjoying our SD sites and scenery!
When anyone mentions Spearfish and hiking, it reminds me of a cousin of my dad, a favorite in the family for her Irish wit. She told a hilarious story of hiking by herself, I believe in Spearfish Canyon, or wherever the little pool in the creek called the Devils Bathtub is. She was in her 70's at the time. Anyway, she slipped on the rocks and fell into it. She was laughing, and trying to find her glasses which had fallen off, not wanting, as she said, "for the Devil to get a new pair of glasses out of this deal". Some college boys hiking nearby thought she was hurt and hysterical and came running to pull her rather hefty frame out of the water hole. She was just as dilligently clinging to her rock trying to locate the glasses. When everybody finally understood one another, they all were laughing heartily. And the glasses were retrieved before anyone could crush them, or "the Devil" could make off with them! We all loved her a lot and will always miss her!
MRJ