{"id":17062,"date":"2018-11-20T08:10:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T15:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=17062"},"modified":"2021-05-24T09:52:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:52:56","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-238-centennial-trail-no-89-south-boxelder-creek-to-dalton-lake-10-28-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=17062","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 238 – Centennial Trail No. 89: South Boxelder Creek to Dalton Lake (10-28-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Start – 8:53 AM, 28\u00b0F, South Boxelder Creek trailhead of Centennial Trail No. 89 one mile W of Nemo, SD
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Chilly.\u00a0 Frost on the grass.\u00a0 Lupe didn’t mind the brisk morning air at all.\u00a0 She was eager to begin a big day of adventures exploring another section of Centennial Trail No. 89<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Dalton Lake, her objective, was 6.1 miles away.\u00a0 If the Carolina Dog got off to a good start, she ought to have time enough to visit a few minor Black Hills peaks along the way, too.<\/p>\n

As soon as SPHP was ready, Lupe set off on a level path heading NW by the main road.\u00a0 The path quickly led to a ford of Boxelder Creek.\u00a0 Since SPHP didn’t feel like fording Boxelder Creek on a cold morning, Lupe skipped the ford, too.\u00a0 Two bridges along the road got Lupe and SPHP over the creek twice in rapid succession.<\/p>\n

Beyond the second bridge was an ATV trail on the R.\u00a0 A sign indicated the ATV trail also served as part of Centennial Trail No. 89.\u00a0 Loop followed it into the forest.<\/p>\n

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Lupe at the 2nd bridge over Boxelder Creek<\/strong>. This bridge is a short distance upstream of the South Boxelder Creek trailhead. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Leaving the main road. Boxelder Creek<\/strong> is on the R. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Centennial Trail No. 89 headed N gaining elevation at an easy pace.\u00a0 Lupe passed through a fairly dense pine forest featuring occasional stands of white-barked aspens.<\/p>\n

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Following the ATV trail through the first stretch of forest. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over less than 0.5 mile, Lupe gained 200 feet of elevation before arriving at a minor pass.\u00a0 Looper simply ignored an intersection with a dirt road and went straight on over the pass.\u00a0 The trail lost elevation before turning E toward more open country.<\/p>\n

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After going over a minor pass, Centennial Trail No. 89 heads for more open country. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe passed through a big meadow where several dirt roads intersected the trail.\u00a0 Just E of this meadow a small rise led up to another section of forest.\u00a0 The trail leveled off, curved SE, then began dropping again.<\/p>\n

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Temporarily on higher ground after crossing the big meadow. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe wasn’t far from Nemo.\u00a0 She started seeing buildings through the trees.\u00a0 However, instead of going on into Nemo, Centennial Trail No. 89 turned sharply N.\u00a0 The trail crossed over to the E side of Nemo Road, then went N 200 yards to a junction with Vanocker Canyon Road.<\/p>\n

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Just off Centennial Trail No. 89 near Nemo. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe reaches the junction of Nemo Road & Vanocker Canyon Road. Peak<\/span> 5237<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, which she hoped to climb a little later in the day, is on the R. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail now turned NE following Vanocker Canyon Road.\u00a0 After going over a small tributary of Boxelder Creek, the road curved N.\u00a0 Centennial Trail No. 89 continued to parallel the road for a little way, but then began angling E up a large forested draw.\u00a0 Lupe gained elevation steadily again on her way up to a second, somewhat higher pass.<\/p>\n

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Looking S down a minor tributary of Boxelder Creek from Vanocker Canyon Road. This was the last water Lupe would come to before reaching Dalton Lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the way up to the second pass after leaving Vanocker Canyon Road. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the second pass Centennial Trail No. 89 ran alongside USFS Road No. 144, which also headed E just S of the trail.<\/p>\n

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Going over the 2nd pass. USFS Road No. 144 is on the R. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once over the pass, the trail lost a bit of elevation before turning N away from USFS Road No. 144.\u00a0 Centennial Trail No. 89 made a long sweeping curve up a large draw, eventually rounding a sharp bend leading up to much flatter ground.<\/p>\n

Lupe was now on a long ridge she would be following for the next 1.5 miles.\u00a0 This was the start some of the most remote country she would travel through today.\u00a0 Along the way she could expect a couple of minor peakbagging opportunities and occasional distant views.<\/p>\n

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Lupe reaches the high ground of a long ridge she would be following NW & N for the next 1.5 miles. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Centennial Trail No. 89 headed NW.\u00a0 Loop was still gaining elevation, but very slowly.\u00a0 The forest in this area had been thinned by loggers.\u00a0 It was possible to see quite a bit of local territory between the remaining pines.\u00a0 This first part of the ridge was very broad and flat.\u00a0 The trail stayed far from the unseen edge.<\/p>\n

After going 0.33 mile NW, it appeared that Lupe might be nearing the W end of the ridge.\u00a0 Her first peakbagging objective, Peak<\/span> 5237<\/span><\/a><\/strong> couldn’t be far from here, yet there didn’t seem to be any higher ground around.\u00a0 What could be seen of the terrain was almost perfectly level.\u00a0 SPHP called a brief halt to check the topo map<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Thinking Lupe couldn’t be too far from Peak 5237, yet seeing nothing but flat terrain, SPHP called a brief halt here to check the map. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The map showed that Peak 5237 was likely still a good 0.25 mile away.\u00a0 Before Lupe would get there, the trail ought to swing N a short distance then turn WNW crossing a much narrower and slightly lower section of the ridge.\u00a0 When the ridge started widening out again, Peak 5237 should be close by off to the SW.<\/p>\n

It all worked out just as the map foretold.\u00a0 Within minutes of returning to the trail, Lupe did come to a decidedly narrower part of the ridge.\u00a0 She crossed it quickly, and as the ridge began to widen out again, the roar of engines was heard.\u00a0 ATV’s were approaching from the N.\u00a0 A forested slope with considerable deadfall timber and slash rose toward the SW.<\/p>\n

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Crossing the narrower part of the ridge. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe reaches the point where the ridge widens out somewhat again. Peak 5237 is close by up the slope to the L.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP left Centennial Trail No. 89, disappearing up the slope before the ATV’s arrived.\u00a0 It wasn’t far to the highest ground, maybe 200 yards.\u00a0 Lupe found the top of Peak 5237 covered with slash.\u00a0 Not pretty, but a minor peakbagging success nonetheless.<\/p>\n

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So this is it, SPHP? The towering summit of Peak 5237<\/strong>? Not too impressive, but I’ll take credit for another peakbagging success anyway!<\/em> Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peak 5237’s actual high point might not have been much to look at, but only a few 10’s of feet away to the S and W were small cliffs from which Lupe could get some fairly nice views.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog could see SSW toward Nemo.\u00a0 To the NW she had a good look at Green Top<\/span><\/a> (5,360 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Hey, SPHP! I can see the intersection of Nemo & Vanocker Canyon roads from here! We were down there just a little while ago!<\/em> Photo looks SSW toward the Nemo area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Green Top<\/strong> (Center) from Peak 5237. The more distant high point a bit to the L of Green Top<\/strong> is Terry Peak<\/span> <\/a>(7,064 ft.)<\/strong><\/span>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a short break by the cliffs, Lupe and SPHP returned to Centennial Trail No. 89.\u00a0 The trail wound down a steepish slope to the N losing 100 feet of elevation before reaching a saddle.\u00a0 This was the lowest point along the ridgeline.\u00a0 Almost immediately, the trail began regaining all the elevation it had just lost.<\/p>\n

Before topping out, Lupe came to a rock platform along the W edge of the ridge.\u00a0 This platform was very close to the trail and provided another good look at a broad expanse of territory to the W.<\/p>\n

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Lupe discovers another viewpoint Just W of the trail. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a quick look, Lupe continued N.\u00a0 She soon reached the next high ground along the ridge.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog was virtually as high as she had been at Peak 5237.\u00a0 This region was quite broad and flat again for 0.25 mile.\u00a0 Near the N end, the ridge narrowed and began to drop slightly.\u00a0 Across a wide valley, Lupe caught glimpses of cliffs near the S end of her next peakbagging objective.<\/p>\n

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Continuing N, Lupe caught glimpses of this line of small cliffs near the S end of her next peakbagging objective. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This next objective, which SPHP planned on naming Mile High Plateau<\/strong>, sat more than 0.25 mile off to the W of Centennial Trail No. 89.\u00a0 That was within reason.\u00a0 Mile High Plateau<\/strong> might be a fun place to explore.\u00a0 Lupe wouldn’t be able to head toward it, though, until she got to High Point 5217<\/strong> where the ridge she was following more or less ended, and split off into branches going E and W.<\/p>\n

High Point 5217<\/strong> wasn’t much farther.\u00a0 The American Dingo was soon there.\u00a0 A power line went over the edge of the ridge here, producing an opening where Loop had a view to the N.<\/p>\n

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Lupe reaches the power line in the vicinity of High Point 5217<\/strong>. The ridge Lupe had been following N ended here, splitting into branches that went E or W. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Centennial Trail No. 89 turned E here, but Mile High Plateau<\/strong> was W.\u00a0 Looper left the trail, and picked up a faint road going NW.\u00a0 She gained a little elevation.\u00a0 Pretty soon the road curved W and leveled out near the N end of a spacious, level, open forest interspersed with meadows.<\/p>\n

SPHP was about to congratulate Lupe on reaching Mile High Plateau<\/strong> when a check of the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> showed that the name didn’t fit.\u00a0 The highest contour was actually only 5,260 feet, a smidgen short of being a mile high.\u00a0 Well, phooey!\u00a0 Welcome to “Peak<\/span>“<\/strong> 5260<\/strong><\/span><\/a> then, Looper!<\/em><\/p>\n

Even “Peak” 5260 didn’t seem like such an apt name for this pancake flat region, but SPHP wasn’t going to call it Plateau 5260.\u00a0 In any case, it was what it was.<\/p>\n

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Lupe arrives at “Peak” 5260<\/strong> more than 0.25 mile WNW of High Point 5217 and Centennial Trail No. 89. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe seemed perfectly happy with Peak 5260.\u00a0 She roamed SSW looking for an obvious high point, a big boulder or anything recognizable as the true summit.\u00a0 Nothing.\u00a0 Eventually the ground began to slope away.<\/p>\n

No discernible true summit.\u00a0 Not even any views without dropping down to wherever the cliffs might be along the edge.\u00a0 While Lupe headed back N across the plateau, SPHP hatched another plan.\u00a0 A little farther NW of Peak 5260 was another slightly higher mountain.\u00a0 Since Lupe was in the vicinity, why not climb it, too?<\/p>\n

An initial look at Peak<\/span> 5300<\/span><\/a><\/strong> was encouraging.\u00a0 Lupe could climb it easily enough.\u00a0 Shouldn’t take too long.<\/p>\n

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An initial look at Peak 5300<\/strong> from Peak 5260 was encouraging. Lupe could climb Peak 5300 easily enough. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loop and SPHP headed down into the saddle leading to Peak 5300.\u00a0 The easiest route up the mountain appeared to be a forested slope right in the middle of the SE face flanked by small cliffs on either side.<\/p>\n

Lupe would have headed straight for this slope, but a huge long pile of logs stacked across the saddle forced her clear around the NE end.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog consequently wound up taking on a steeper portion of the slope more toward the NE.<\/p>\n

A steep, but relatively short climb brought Lupe up onto flat, forested ground near the true summit of Peak 5300<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Peak 5300<\/strong> (Center) from Peak 5260. Green Top<\/strong> is on the L. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loop makes it to the top of Peak 5300<\/strong>, the highest mountain she would climb today. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The top of Peak 5300 wasn’t nearly as vast as the top of Peak 5260 had been, but this smaller summit was also quite flat.\u00a0 Although Lupe had come up near the highest end of the mountain, once again no one point stood out as the exact location of the true summit.<\/p>\n

Peak 5300 was as high as Loopster was going to get today, but she still couldn’t see much due to the forest.\u00a0 The one fairly decent view was of Vanocker Canyon Road off to the NW.<\/p>\n

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Vanocker Canyon Road (R) from the N end of Peak 5300. The ridge toward the L is part of White Mansion<\/span><\/a> (5,340 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The topo map showed more high ground only slightly lower than the summit near the S end of Peak 5300.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP headed that way in search of better viewpoints.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog found some, too!\u00a0 She came to a good spot to take another short break along the W edge.<\/p>\n

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Green Top<\/strong> (L) & White Mansion<\/strong> (R) from close to the S end of Peak 5300. Custer Peak<\/span><\/a> (6,804 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is much more distant between them. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe near the W edge of of Peak 5300<\/strong> where she took a short break. This was a nice spot. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was the usual fare.\u00a0 Lupe had Taste of the Wild.\u00a0 SPHP consumed an apple.\u00a0 Contemplating the views W of Peak 5300 was relaxing.\u00a0 However, Lupe still had a long way to go to get to Dalton Lake.\u00a0 Better get a move on.\u00a0 Before leaving Peak 5300, Loop went to the far S end.\u00a0 This was a somewhat lower area, but featured the most dramatic viewpoint.<\/p>\n

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Lupe on a limestone outcropping at the far S end of Peak 5300<\/strong>. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having explored the top of Peak 5300 from one end to the other, Lupe left the mountain by the easiest route down the middle of the SE slope.\u00a0 She traversed the saddle leading back to the N end of Peak 5260, ultimately returning to Centennial Trail No. 89 near High Point 5217<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Loop on her way back to Peak 5260<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The time for peakbagging and any other dillydallying was over.\u00a0 Lupe headed E on Centennial Trail No. 89.\u00a0 To SPHP’s surprise, the trail did not stay on the high ground of the ridge to the E, but dropped into the forest a little down the N side.<\/p>\n

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Back on Centennial Trail No. 89 descending into the forest on the upper N slope of a long ridge going E. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail quickly led to a cool gap between limestone formations.\u00a0 Lupe emerged from the gap seemingly back on top of a ridge.\u00a0 However, the trail almost immediately made a very sharp turn to the NW and started a long descent.\u00a0 This jog NW proved to be a single long switchback.\u00a0 At the lower end, Centennial Trail No. 89 veered sharply E again.<\/p>\n

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Passing through the limestone gap. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Centennial Trail No. 89 maintained a course heading ENE for more than a mile.\u00a0 Still well up on a vast forested slope, Lupe lost net elevation only gradually.\u00a0 She could occasionally see the top of the ridge to the S as little as 100 feet higher than the trail.\u00a0 Little Elk Canyon was off to the N, but the forest seldom permitted more than a glimpse.<\/p>\n

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Centennial Trail No. 89 stayed well up on the N side of a ridge for more than a mile, but Lupe couldn’t see much due to the forest. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A glimpse of the upper end of Little Elk Canyon<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A partial view across Little Elk Canyon<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mid-afternoon was approaching, the busiest part of the day.\u00a0 Several groups of ATV’s went by.\u00a0 Eventually the trail split.\u00a0 ATV’s were routed onto a lower track.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP continued ENE on the upper track.<\/p>\n

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The trail went on and on. Sometimes ATV’s went by. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Centennial Trail No. 89 eventually divided. Motorized vehicles were directed onto the lower track on the L. Lupe & SPHP stuck with the upper track on the R. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail went on and on without losing much elevation.\u00a0 Dalton Lake was down in Little Elk Canyon, and couldn’t be much farther E.\u00a0 Finally, just beyond a No Motorized Vehicles sign, Centennial Trail No. 89 left the roadbed it had been following and veered L (NE) down into the forest.<\/p>\n

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Centennial Trail No. 89 heads down into the trees on the L just beyond this sign. This is where the real descent to Dalton Lake begins. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the first time today, Centennial Trail No. 89 was a single track trail instead of an ATV trail.\u00a0 The descent into Little Elk Canyon now began in earnest.\u00a0 The trail wasn’t really steep, but Lupe was losing elevation a lot faster than before.\u00a0 She descended a series of tight switchbacks.\u00a0 Lower down the switchbacks were longer and more gradual.<\/p>\n

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Loop begins the descent into Little Elk Canyon on the single track trail. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Getting close to the bottom. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The American Dingo passed through a gate as Centennial Trail No. 89 emerged from the forest.\u00a0 This was it, Little Elk Canyon!\u00a0 To Lupe’s R (E) was an outhouse.\u00a0 Ahead was USFS Road No. 224.\u00a0 On the other (N) side of the road was the Dalton Lake trailhead.<\/p>\n

Of course, having come all this way, Lupe wanted to see more than just the trailhead.\u00a0 She wanted to see Dalton Lake itself, which was 500 feet farther W.\u00a0 Loop and SPHP trudged up USFS Road No. 224 to the Dalton Lake campground.<\/p>\n

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Loop arrives at the Dalton Lake campground along USFS Road No. 244. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A walking path led to an arched bridge over the Dalton Lake spillway.\u00a0 Emerald green Dalton Lake sparkled in the afternoon sunlight.<\/p>\n

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Dalton Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe crosses the bridge over the Dalton Lake spillway. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe at emerald green Dalton Lake<\/strong> sparkling in afternoon sunlight. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dalton Lake is small, a glorified pond really.\u00a0 Several docks exist along the shore.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP headed for the dock on the N side of the lake intending to take another short break.<\/p>\n

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Well, we made it! All the way to Dalton Lake!<\/em> Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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As low as the sun was getting, it was clear that Lupe couldn’t stay at Dalton Lake<\/strong> very long before beginning her journey back to the South Boxelder Creek trailhead. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe didn’t take much of a break at the dock.\u00a0 A chipmunk among the cattails along the N shore caught her attention.\u00a0 She spent the rest of her break time puzzling over how to get at that tricky, tiny squirrel.\u00a0 Meanwhile, SPHP enjoyed the lake.<\/p>\n

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Looking toward the S shore from the N dock. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sun was sinking.\u00a0 SPHP encouraged the American Dingo to abandon her unsuccessful chipmunk quest.\u00a0 Before leaving the area, Loop and SPHP took a stroll through the empty campground on the S shore.<\/p>\n

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Lupe at the Dalton Lake campground<\/strong>. The campground was closed and empty this time of year, but looked like a fun place to stay. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cattails near the W end of Dalton Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The N shore. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Late afternoon.\u00a0 6.1 miles back to the South Boxelder Creek trailhead.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP headed back to Centennial Trail No. 89.<\/p>\n

With the exception of the peakbagging side trips, Lupe had to retrace her entire route.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog made great progress.\u00a0 The sun was still up when she went through the limestone gap shortly before reaching High Point 5217<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Back at the limestone gap. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sun had just set as Loop reached Peak 5237<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> again.\u00a0 Thinking there might be a great sunset, SPHP led Looper back to the summit, then on to the nearby W-facing cliffs.\u00a0 However, the sun had disappeared behind a bank of clouds.\u00a0 The whole sky was gray.<\/p>\n

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Lupe returns to Peak 5237<\/strong> at sunset, but the sky is gray. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rather than wait to see what would happen, Lupe and SPHP returned to Centennial Trail No. 89.\u00a0 May as well use the fast diminishing twilight to get as far as possible before having to bring out the flashlight.<\/p>\n

10 or 15 minutes later, the forest back to the W was on fire.\u00a0 An orange glow highlighted the dark pines.\u00a0 The sunset had developed after all.\u00a0 Should have waited.\u00a0 Oh, well.<\/p>\n

Darkness descended upon the Black Hills.\u00a0 By the time Lupe crossed Nemo Road to begin the final leg of the journey back to the South Boxelder Creek trailhead, a black, moonless, and nearly starless night had taken over.\u00a0 An hour to go?\u00a0 Something like that.\u00a0 Tramp, tramp.\u00a0 Sniff, sniff.\u00a0 Puppy ho!\u00a0 Onward!\u00a0 (End – 7:36 PM, 35\u00b0F)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dalton Lake, Centennial Trail No. 89, Black Hills of South Dakota, 10-28-18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Start – 8:53 AM, 28\u00b0F, South Boxelder Creek trailhead of Centennial Trail No. 89 one mile W of Nemo, SD Chilly.\u00a0 Frost on the grass.\u00a0 Lupe didn’t mind the brisk morning air at all.\u00a0 She was eager to begin a big day of adventures exploring another section of Centennial Trail No. 89.\u00a0 Dalton Lake, her … Continue reading Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 238 – Centennial Trail No. 89: South Boxelder Creek to Dalton Lake (10-28-18)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17053,"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":[105,9,106,527,1004,104,1005,1006,1007,998],"class_list":["post-17062","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-centennial-trail-no-89","tag-dalton-lake-trailhead","tag-lupe","tag-peak-5237","tag-peak-5260","tag-peak-5300","tag-south-boxelder-creek-trailhead"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_2514.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\/17062","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=17062"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34172,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17062\/revisions\/34172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}