{"id":16414,"date":"2018-10-11T08:10:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T14:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=16414"},"modified":"2020-09-24T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T20:56:42","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-233-meeting-dave-covill-lead-director-of-the-highpointers-foundation-the-mighty-dingo-missile-launch-6-21-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=16414","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 233 &#8211; Meeting Dave Covill, Lead Director of the Highpointers Foundation &#038; the Mighty Dingo Missile Launch (6-21-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lupe&#8217;s June, 2018 Dingo Vacation to the Bighorn &amp; Pryor Mountains in Wyoming &amp; Montana had been cut short due to the fiasco at Big Pryor Mountain.\u00a0 Perhaps the fiasco was actually fortuitous?\u00a0 Shortly after the American Dingo arrived back home on the evening of 6-18-18, SPHP made a discovery.<\/p>\n<p><em>Loopster, you&#8217;ve got mail!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I do?!\u00a0 Who from?\u00a0 What does it say?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s from Dave Covill.\u00a0 He&#8217;s coming to the Black Hills!\u00a0 Wants to know if you are around and have time available to spend with him?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You mean Dave Covill, the <a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=2284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>prolific peakbagger<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and Lead Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.highpointersfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Highpointers Foundation<\/strong><\/span><\/a>?\u00a0 He&#8217;s coming here?!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yes, that&#8217;s the one!\u00a0 Remember he sent you those Zuke&#8217;s Shiny Coat treats after Christmas and New Year&#8217;s?\u00a0 And yes, he says he&#8217;s going to be here next week!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, those Zuke&#8217;s Shiny Coat treats were scrumptious!\u00a0 Do you think he&#8217;ll\u00a0 bring more?\u00a0 A Dingo&#8217;s coat can never be too shiny, you know.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16416\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8608.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8608-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8608.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8608.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8608.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8608.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8608.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe in January 2018 with all the loot Dave Covill sent her back then: a Highpointers Foundation magnet &amp; sticker, plus those scrumptious Zuke&#8217;s Shiny Coat treats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s not Christmas now, silly Dingo!\u00a0 So probably not, but it says here Dave would like to visit a couple of 7,000 foot Black Hills peaks he hasn&#8217;t been to before.\u00a0 You can go with him!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, an expedition with Dave Covill, that will be fun!\u00a0 Tell him I want to go!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But, of course, sweet Dingo!\u00a0 Right away &#8230;. oh my gosh, Dave sent this email on the 15th.\u00a0 It says he will be here on Tuesday.\u00a0 That&#8217;s tomorrow!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With trepidation due to the late hour, fearing to awaken Mr. Covill from his pre-trip slumber, SPHP tried the phone number provided in Dave&#8217;s email.\u00a0 No answer.\u00a0 SPHP left a message, then also emailed a response.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe didn&#8217;t even really know Mr. Covill.\u00a0 She had never met him before.\u00a0 Neither had SPHP.\u00a0 But Dave had very kindly sent Lupe those Zuke&#8217;s Shiny Coat treats in January.\u00a0 For the past 2 years he had been saying he thought he might get up to the Black Hills on Highpointers Foundation business in the spring.\u00a0 It hadn&#8217;t happened in 2017, and it was already the 2nd half of June, 2018.\u00a0 Lupe hadn&#8217;t heard a thing from Mr. Covill since receiving those Zuke&#8217;s Shiny Coat treats in January.\u00a0 Weeks ago SPHP had just assumed Covill&#8217;s trip hadn&#8217;t worked out again this year.\u00a0 Not true!\u00a0 Suddenly, unexpectedly, there was Dave&#8217;s email in Lupe&#8217;s in-box spelling it all out in black and white.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.highpointersfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The Highpointers Foundation<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, is devoted to supporting both public and private efforts to maintain the integrity and safe access to all 50 US state high points.\u00a0 As lead director, Mr. Covill is a busy guy.\u00a0 The trip he was making up to the Dakotas from his home in Colorado was going to be a 3 day whirlwind tour.<\/p>\n<p>Not only was Mr. Covill going to drive up and back in those 3 days, but he needed to meet with a stonemason who had been tasked with creating a bench funded by donations to the Highpointers Foundation.\u00a0 The bench will eventually be installed along Little Devils Tower trail No. 4 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/blackhills\/recarea\/?recid=80906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Black Elk Wilderness<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on the way to <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Black Elk Peak<\/span><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,242 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the highest mountain in South Dakota.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10539\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7756.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10539\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7756-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7756.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7756.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7756.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7756.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7756.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking a break on 9-26-17 on a lovely bench provided by the Highpointers Foundation. This bench is along Trail No. 9 at the first good viewpoint toward Black Elk Peak on the way up from Sylvan Lake.\u00a0 Dave Covill was coming to the Black Hills in June, 2018 in part to meet with the stonemason tasked with creating a 2nd bench funded by donations to the Highpointers Foundation to be installed along Little Devils Tower trail No. 4, another popular route to Black Elk Peak (formerly Harney Peak).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Furthermore, Dave was actually going to go way beyond the Black Hills all the way up to <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=4711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">White Butte<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, the highest point in North Dakota, to meet with the rancher owning the land.\u00a0 With the rancher&#8217;s permission, Mr. Covill was going to install an Iron Ranger fee collection device provided by the Highpointers Foundation, plus several signs to communicate with visitors.\u00a0 The North Dakota excursion alone would take one whole day.<\/p>\n<p>Would Mr. Covill get the messages SPHP left in time to reserve part of his journey for an outing with Lupe?\u00a0 One thing for certain, if it hadn&#8217;t been for that fiasco at Big Pryor Mountain, Dave would have come and gone before Lupe would ever have known about it.<\/p>\n<p>Bright and early the next morning, Lupe had another email from Mr. Covill.\u00a0 He had gotten her messages and was just getting in his car.\u00a0 He was going to be staying in Custer, SD, and expected to arrive around 3:00 PM.\u00a0 Mr. Covill would call later.\u00a0 Perfect!<\/p>\n<p>No call.\u00a0 At nearly 11:00 PM, another email.\u00a0 After arriving in the Black Hills, Dave had gotten tied up meeting with park rangers at the proposed Highpointers Foundation bench site.\u00a0 He had just returned to his motel in Custer after a long dinner meeting with a former superintendent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/thro\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Theodore Roosevelt National Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Hill City.\u00a0 Tomorrow was the big excursion to North Dakota to meet with the rancher at White Butte.\u00a0 The former park superintendent was going with him.<\/p>\n<p>That wasn&#8217;t all.\u00a0 Thursday morning Dave was having breakfast with the bench stonemason.\u00a0 Early that evening he needed to be back in Colorado for another event.\u00a0 In short, he had only a few hours on Thursday between breakfast and when he would have to depart for Colorado around noon.\u00a0 That might be enough for quick visits to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Terry Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,064 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Crows Nest Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,048 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the only 7,000+ foot Black Hills peaks he had never been to before.\u00a0 Did Lupe want to come?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, yes!\u00a0 Of course!<\/p>\n<p>Messages back and forth on Wednesday settled it.\u00a0 Thursday morning, Lupe arrived at the designated rendezvous spot near Deadwood, SD at 9:32 AM.\u00a0 Dave was already there.\u00a0 Time was of the essence.\u00a0 Introductions were friendly, quick, and to the point.\u00a0 And what a guy that Dave was!\u00a0 He instantly produced a new bag of treats &#8211; Zuke&#8217;s Pure NZ Jerky Steaks, a wonderful gift for the lucky Carolina Dog.\u00a0 It <em>was<\/em> Christmas in June, after all!<\/p>\n<p>Imagine poor Dave&#8217;s chagrin when after opening the bag and generously offering Loopster a treat then and there, she turned her nose up at it!\u00a0 Ungrateful, spoiled rotten American Dingo!\u00a0 What came next was even more unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>Though Lupe wasn&#8217;t immediately interested in the superb treats Dave had brought her, she did have her eye on something else Mr. Covill had with him.\u00a0 Something even bigger and better than Zuke&#8217;s Pure NZ Jerky Steaks.\u00a0 To Dave&#8217;s astonishment and SPHP&#8217;s embarrassment, Lupe suddenly leapt uninvited up into Dave&#8217;s beautiful Toyota 4Runner!<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah!\u00a0 Without the least hesitation, the presumptuous Carolina Dog was ready to ditch SPHP and the lowly G6 to go exploring the Black Hills in style hobnobbing with Dave Covill in the magnificent Toyota 4Runner.\u00a0 Carolina Dogs like luxury and prestige, and this was it!\u00a0 This was going to be a Black Hills expedition like no other!<\/p>\n<p>That was a bit much for Dave.\u00a0 The 4Runner was brand new!\u00a0 He had just bought it!\u00a0 Covill certainly wasn&#8217;t ready to let it go to the Dingoes quite yet.\u00a0 Lupe had to be chased out of there.\u00a0 It was a bit of a comedown for Looper, but she got over it quickly.\u00a0 Soon she was back in her usual spot in the G6 next to SPHP leading the way to Terry Peak.\u00a0 Covill followed in that shiny, coveted 4Runner.<\/p>\n<p>By Lupe&#8217;s standards, this wasn&#8217;t even a true Black Hills expedition.\u00a0 No long day of sniffing, roaming, and exploring the hills.\u00a0 Only a few hours at most, nearly all of it spent riding in the G6.\u00a0 Dave just needed to quickly tag the high points.\u00a0 He could spare a few brief minutes to look around, but then it would be time to move on again.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Terry Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,064 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was essentially a drive up.\u00a0 A short stroll from the parking area, and Dave and Lupe were poising for photos next to the old lookout tower.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16406\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9725.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9725-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9725.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9725.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9725.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9725.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9725.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dave Covill<\/strong>, lead director of the <strong>Highpointers Foundation<\/strong>, and Lupe arrive at the lookout &#8220;tower&#8221; on <strong>Terry Peak<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16405\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9724.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9724-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9724.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9724.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9724.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9724.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9724.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New peakbagging buddies <strong>Dave Covill &amp; Lupe<\/strong> on <strong>Terry Peak<\/strong>, their first joint summit on the first day of summer in 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dave and Lupe did make it up onto the observation deck for a photo op with a view.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16407\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9727.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9727-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9727.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9727.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9727.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9727.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9727.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe congratulates Dave on reaching the top of Terry Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After visiting Terry Peak, only one mountain remained on the list of 7,000+ foot Black Hills peaks Dave hadn&#8217;t been to yet.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Crows Nest Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,048 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is in the remote west central part of the Black Hills a mere 5 miles from the Wyoming border.\u00a0 Once again, Dave followed in his 4Runner as Lupe &amp; SPHP led the way along scenic back roads in the G6.<\/p>\n<p>The roads were sloppy with mud in some places, but all was going well when Lupe spotted cattle in a field ahead.\u00a0 The cows provoked the usual excited Dingo barkfest as Looper bounded frantically around inside the G6.\u00a0 Nothing new there, but suddenly it was quiet.\u00a0 Outside on the left, SPHP barely glimpsed a flash of brown tumbling uncontrollably in the field next to the road.\u00a0 <em>Lupe!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fear and horror seized SPHP.\u00a0 During Lupe&#8217;s frenzied leaping about she had accidentally stepped on the control for the rear window, opening it completely.\u00a0 A spare tire on the back seat not yet returned to the trunk following the Big Pryor Mountain fiasco had served as a platform for Lupe to hurtle herself out the window in a mighty Dingo missile launch with no thought other than to chase after those cows.<\/p>\n<p>The G6 was going something like 25 or 30 mph at the time.\u00a0 Of course, Loop lost all control and got rolled the moment she hit the ground.\u00a0 She might be seriously injured or even dead!\u00a0 Stopping the G6, SPHP was immensely relieved to see Lupe trot over like nothing had happened.\u00a0 She looked a bit dazed and surprised by the results of her tremendous flying leap maybe, but otherwise appeared fine.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, following along behind Dave had seen the whole spectacular mighty Dingo missile launch.\u00a0 He was alarmed, too.\u00a0 Had Lupe ever done this before?\u00a0 No, not really.\u00a0 Looper had leapt out the window of the G6 a couple of other times years ago, but never while the G6 was moving.\u00a0 SPHP had never really fully trusted her not to, though.\u00a0 Ordinarily SPHP didn&#8217;t allow the windows open far enough so she could leap out.\u00a0 However, SPHP hadn&#8217;t noticed the rear window opening while the crazed Carolina Dog was creating such a ruckus.<\/p>\n<p>Was she really fine?\u00a0 Lupe didn&#8217;t look injured, yet it seemed impossible she had escaped such a stunt completely unscathed.\u00a0 There she was, though, standing and smiling as if totally unfazed by it all &#8211; one apparently mighty lucky Dingo!\u00a0 After a couple of minutes, it was decided to continue on to Crows Nest Peak, which wasn&#8217;t much farther.<\/p>\n<p>Crows Nest Peak was more of a hike from the main road than the quick stroll Terry Peak had been.\u00a0 Not too far, though &#8211; not even half an hour to the dramatically, but poorly named summit.\u00a0 Dave and SPHP chatted amiably, while Lupe amazingly sniffed and explored as always.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16409\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9729.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16409\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9729-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9729.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9729.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9729.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9729.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9729.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave and the recently launched Dingo Missile setting off for Crows Nest Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reaching the top of Crows Nest Peak was a cinch.\u00a0 Minor elevation gain along a gentle rise was all that was involved.\u00a0 The summit was simply a big forested flat area offering no views of anything except surrounding trees.\u00a0 Some &#8220;crows nest&#8221;!\u00a0 No truth in advertising here.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the high remote limestone plateau country of the western Black Hills, Lupe and SPHP love <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crows Nest Peak<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7048 ft.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span> despite the misleading name.\u00a0 SPHP did feel sort of bad that Crows Nest Peak wasn&#8217;t a more memorable spot for Dave, since it was the last one he&#8217;d needed to complete the entire list of 7,000+ foot Black Hills peaks.\u00a0 Oh, well.\u00a0 There wasn&#8217;t anything in the Black Hills capable of impressing a mountaineer from Colorado anyway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16413\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9733.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16413\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9733-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9733.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9733.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9733.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9733.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9733.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave and Lupe by the murky little pond, a glorified mud puddle really, a short distance from the barely detectable &#8220;true&#8221; summit of Crows Nest Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crows Nest Peak is so flat that if it weren&#8217;t for a survey stake and a benchmark present in a small clearing, it wouldn&#8217;t have been possible to identify any particular spot as the &#8220;true summit&#8221;.\u00a0 If the surveyor thought this was it, that was good enough for all present.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16410\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9730.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9730-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9730.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9730.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9730.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9730.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9730.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe reaches the summit of <strong>Crows Nest Peak<\/strong>, a favorite high point in the Black Hills despite its misleading name. This was Lupe&#8217;s 5th ascent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16411\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9731.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16411\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9731-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9731.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9731.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9731.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9731.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9731.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Yes, Dave! This is it! The top of lovely <strong>Crows Nest Peak<\/strong> complete with survey stake and benchmark.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If Mr. Covill was disappointed by his last 7,000+ ft. Black Hills &#8220;peak&#8221;, he was kind enough not to show it.\u00a0 Dave seemed satisfied as he accepted congratulations from Lupe and SPHP.\u00a0 At least the pleasant easy hike fit into what his schedule allowed.\u00a0 If Crows Nest Peak had been any sort of long or difficult climb, no way would he have had time to complete it with Lupe on this fine first day of summer 2018.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16412\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9732.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16412\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9732-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9732.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9732.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9732.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9732.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9732.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dave Covill and Lupe<\/strong> share a happy moment together at the top of <strong>Crows Nest Peak<\/strong>. Lupe felt privileged to be here to see Dave complete the Black Hills 7,000+ footer list.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the way back to the G6, SPHP made a rather bold request.\u00a0 Would Mr. Covill feel comfortable relating the story of another prolific peakbagger and mountaineer whose detailed trip reports Lupe has often followed to success?\u00a0 Dave was a friend of <a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Edward Earl<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, who had perished in 2015 while attempting to cross the Jago River after two unsuccessful attempts to climb <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mount Isto<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(8,976 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the highest point of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>No doubt it was hard for Dave to do so.\u00a0 Not only was Mr. Covill a friend of Edward Earl, but he had been there in the party with Edward on that tragic day.\u00a0 Despite heroic efforts to rescue and revive Edward to save his life, all had been futile.\u00a0 Dave&#8217;s was a terribly sad, but fascinating firsthand account.<\/p>\n<p>By the time it was over, everyone was back at the vehicles.\u00a0 Dave needed to get on the road to Colorado.\u00a0 SPHP knew a quicker route than the one he intended to take back to the highway.\u00a0 Upon reaching the highway near Four Corners, WY, it was time for Lupe and SPHP to bid farewell to Mr. Covill.\u00a0 Thank yous and well wishes were exchanged, and the Toyota 4Runner disappeared down the road taking Dave S on his separate way.<\/p>\n<p>So, Lupe had finally gotten to meet Dave Covill!\u00a0 The day was a success!\u00a0 Or was it?\u00a0 Almost immediately after Dave departed, the licking began.\u00a0 As SPHP drove homeward, Lupe licked and licked her front paws and legs.\u00a0 There was no doubt what that meant.\u00a0 Now that the adrenaline of fun times in the hills with Dave was receding, Lupe was in pain.\u00a0 SPHP began to worry again.<\/p>\n<p>Upon reaching home, the American Dingo was so stiff she could barely move.\u00a0 Her left front elbow and shoulder seemed the worst.\u00a0 A couple of small abrasions could be seen near her elbow, but no other outward sign of injury.<\/p>\n<p>That didn&#8217;t mean anything, though.\u00a0 Car accident victims can seem fine at first, too, only to end up crippled for life by whiplash injuries.\u00a0 Was Lupe going to wind up like that?\u00a0 Unable to ever do anything active ever again?\u00a0 Were her mountain exploits so suddenly and finally over, ruined forever by one fateful Dingo Missile Launch on this beautiful first day of summer?\u00a0 Did a life of never ending pain await her?\u00a0 It was a terrible, terrifying thought, but a real possibility.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe looked profoundly sad.\u00a0 She didn&#8217;t move at all except for the endless, useless licking.\u00a0 SPHP felt powerless to help her.\u00a0 The only thing that visibly cheered Lupe that evening was when SPHP gave her some of the Zuke&#8217;s Pure NZ Jerky Steaks that Dave Covill had brought for her.\u00a0 She accepted them eagerly now.<\/p>\n<p>The next day was no better.\u00a0 Lupe could barely walk.\u00a0 She didn&#8217;t even want to try.\u00a0 Lick, lick, lick.\u00a0 On and on, yet it couldn&#8217;t go on and on like this.\u00a0 It was too awful.\u00a0 Early the following morning, SPHP took Lupe to the puppy doctor.<\/p>\n<p>During a careful, gentle examination, Lupe winced a couple of times.\u00a0 Even so, the news was good.\u00a0 No broken bones or significant internal injuries.\u00a0 The puppy doctor prescribed two different pain killers and a muscle relaxant.\u00a0 Just keep that Carolina Dog quiet and don&#8217;t let her run around aggravating whatever injuries she does have.\u00a0 The puppy doctor expected Lupe to be fine in a week or so.\u00a0 That was a huge relief!<\/p>\n<p>Lupe hates all medicines.\u00a0 At first SPHP hid pills in chunks of cheese.\u00a0 When Looper caught on to that trick, SPHP resorted to ice cream.\u00a0 Zuke&#8217;s Pure NZ Jerky Steaks became Lupe&#8217;s favorite part of the treatment regime.\u00a0 She got them as rewards for taking her medicine whether she wanted to or not.<\/p>\n<p>For a couple more days, little improvement was seen.\u00a0 Lupe licked her front left leg so much she licked a wound into it.\u00a0 SPHP applied antibiotic ointment and wrapped the wound daily.\u00a0 Efforts to dissuade the Carolina Dog from licking that leg were unsuccessful.\u00a0 She knew she wasn&#8217;t supposed to, but she couldn&#8217;t help herself.\u00a0 Lupe licked whenever SPHP wasn&#8217;t looking.<\/p>\n<p>Then suddenly Lupe was better!\u00a0 The happy day arrived when she not only walked, but wanted to run.\u00a0 Keeping her quiet and resting became the problem, a delightful problem to have!\u00a0 Near the end of the week, when Dave inquired again on how Loop was faring, SPHP could report that his newest peakbagging buddy was practically her old self, apparently on the way to a full recovery.<\/p>\n<p>All&#8217;s well that ends well, as they say.\u00a0 Who knows, maybe Lupe will have a chance at another adventure with Dave Covill someday?\u00a0 Maybe she will get to climb a more challenging mountain with him somewhere?\u00a0 Fortunately, despite the memorable, but ill-advised mighty Dingo Missile launch she can still do it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16403\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9734.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9734-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9734.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9734.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9734.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9734.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9734.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe with her mighty Dingo Missile launch treatment regime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16404\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9735-e1539065130986.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9735-e1539065130986-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9735-e1539065130986.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9735-e1539065130986.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9735-e1539065130986.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9735-e1539065130986.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe recommends <strong>Zuke&#8217;s Pure NZ Jerky Steaks<\/strong> for what ails you. <em>Thank you Mr. Covill! They were delicious!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16408\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9728.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16408\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9728-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9728.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9728.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9728.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9728.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9728.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New peakbagging buddies <strong>Dave Covill &amp; Lupe<\/strong> on the Terry Peak observation deck, their first summit together, 6-21-18.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=16500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Next Black Hills Expedition<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=16283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Black Hills Expedition<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.highpointersfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Highpointers Foundation<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/climber\/climber.aspx?cid=2284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dave Covill on Peakbagger.com<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zukes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Zuke&#8217;s<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Want more Lupe adventures?\u00a0 Check out Lupe&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=3964\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Black Hills, SD &amp; WY\u00a0Expeditions\u00a0Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Master Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, or subscribe free to <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">new Lupe adventures<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lupe&#8217;s June, 2018 Dingo Vacation to the Bighorn &amp; Pryor Mountains in Wyoming &amp; Montana had been cut short due to the fiasco at Big Pryor Mountain.\u00a0 Perhaps the fiasco was actually fortuitous?\u00a0 Shortly after the American Dingo arrived back home on the evening of 6-18-18, SPHP made a discovery. Loopster, you&#8217;ve got mail! I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=16414\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 233 &#8211; Meeting Dave Covill, Lead Director of the Highpointers Foundation &#038; the Mighty Dingo Missile Launch (6-21-18)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[105,9,106,303,987,988,104,304,597,989],"class_list":["post-16414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-hills","tag-american-dingo","tag-black-hills-expeditions","tag-carolina-dog","tag-crows-nest-peak","tag-dave-covill","tag-highpointers-foundation","tag-lupe","tag-south-dakota","tag-terry-peak","tag-zukes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_9728.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16414"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22512,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16414\/revisions\/22512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}