Tag Archives: Harney Peak

A Treasured Time

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Caryn

Every year, my husband, Bob Schulenberg and I take a week and head to the Black Hills over the week of the Independence Day holiday. It is a week of relaxation and hiking. One of our favorite hikes starts at … Continue reading →

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Not Exactly Retired

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Caryn

Every year, around the time of my husband, Bob Schulenberg’s birthday and also around the 4th of July, Bob and I take our annual hiking trip to the Black Hills. We aren’t always there on Bob’s birthday, which is six days after the 4th of July, and so doesn’t always fall conveniently in the same week. Continue reading →

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The Puzzle Pieces

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Caryn

My husband, Bob Schulenberg and I love to hike the Black Hills, and with Independence Day and Bob’s birthday on July 10th, it is always a perfect time for us to go and spend a week in one of the places we love the most. Continue reading →

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Crazy Horse Feud

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Caryn

Valentine Trant O’Connell McGillycuddy was born on February 14, 1849 in Racine, Wisconsin to Irish immigrants Daniel McGillycuddy (1821–1892), a merchant, and Joana (Trant) McGillycuddy (1813–1892). Continue reading →

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The Remote Beauty Of The Black Hills

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Caryn

As our vacation comes the an end, I found myself contemplating a few things about the Black Hills, and why we love them so much. Of course, Harney Peak (now renamed Black Elk Peak, but always Harney Peak in my … Continue reading →

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Moderate!! Really!!

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Caryn

After a spring filled with pneumonia for my husband, Bob and bronchitis for me, our annual hiking trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota was in question. Not the trip itself really, but the normal amount of hiking that … Continue reading →

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Wasicu Wakan

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Caryn

In my many hikes to the Harney Peak lookout, I have noticed many times the marker there for Dr Valentine McGillycuddy. I suppose that the main reason it has stuck in my head is because of my grandfather, George Byer, … Continue reading →

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The Looming Giant

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Caryn

Two years ago, my husband, Bob and I intended to take our favorite hike…Harney Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota. That hike didn’t go so well, or at least we did not succeed in completing the full hike. … Continue reading →

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Return To The Bridle Trail

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Caryn

After breaking my shoulder on October 18, 2015, in a fall on the Bridle Trail on Casper Mountain, I think a lot of people wondered if I would ever hike again, and if I did, if the Bridle Trail was … Continue reading →

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Successful Failure

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Caryn

Sometimes, something we want can be almost within our grasp, but still slightly beyond our reach. That is such a frustrating place to be. Yesterday, Bob and I planned to hike Harney Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota, … Continue reading →

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