{"id":3308,"date":"2015-12-06T08:20:27","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T15:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2020-09-21T22:09:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T04:09:24","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-146b-custer-peak-11-23-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=3308","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 146(b) – Custer Peak (11-23-15)"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Xochitl and Steve’s successful visit to Cheyenne Crossing and Roughlock Falls<\/a><\/strong><\/span> with Lupe the day before, Xochitl had intended to wait another day before venturing out with Lupe again.\u00a0 However, Lanis wanted to join the fun, and he couldn’t get his day off work changed.\u00a0 So the very next day, Xochitl, Steve, and Lanis showed up at Lupe’s house to join her next Black Hills, SD Expedition.<\/p>\n

Since Lanis didn’t have the entire day off, and Xochitl was still acclimating to the Black Hills elevation, Custer Peak<\/a> (6,804 ft.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0was chosen as a suitable objective.\u00a0 It’s a pretty easy hike along a USFS road up to the lookout tower, but does involve over 800 feet of elevation gain.\u00a0 Prior to heading out, Xochitl\u00a0prepared for the adventure by fortifying\u00a0her biological systems\u00a0with a sip of\u00a0Macadamia Nut Oil.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Xochitl sips a bit of Macadamia Nut Oil in preparation for another adventure with Lupe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About 2 miles from Hwy 385, Xochitl parked the G6 at an intersection along USFS Road No. 216 a bit over 0.5 mile SE of Custer Peak.\u00a0 Lupe led her\u00a0pack of humans NW up\u00a0No. 216, eventually following a spur road off it\u00a0that winds entirely around the mountain before almost reaching the summit.\u00a0 A short single track trail completed the route up.<\/p>\n

\"Near<\/a>
Near the start of the trek up Custer Peak, USFS Road No. 216 passes by this scenic field which is a favorite with both Lupe and SPHP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even with the winding route the road takes, it was only a mile or so to the lookout tower on top of Custer Peak.\u00a0 Lupe and her pack were soon there.\u00a0 Custer Peak is the dominate peak of the N central Black Hills and features 360\u00b0 views.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe is joined by Steve (L), Xochitl, and Lanis (R) at the lookout tower on the summit of Custer Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Steve<\/a>\"Xochitl,<\/a>\"Lupe,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"There<\/a>
There are expansive views of the north central Black Hills in every direction from Custer Peak. Here, Lupe poses with Lanis (L), Xochitl, and Steve (R) in a photo looking NE. Bear Butte<\/a> (4,422 ft.)<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0near Sturgis, SD\u00a0can be seen faintly on the horizon above Lanis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe squints looking into the sun in this photo looking NW toward Terry Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Terry<\/a>
Terry Peak<\/a> (7,064 ft.)<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from Custer Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After enjoying the views up on Custer Peak, everyone started down from the lookout tower.\u00a0 It was time to head back to the G6.\u00a0 Lanis didn’t really have the entire day off.\u00a0 He needed to get back to Blue Room Studios to\u00a0spend at least some time\u00a0mixing and mastering music\u00a0that was due for completion.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Lanis, Xochitl & Steve depart the Custer Peak lookout tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Xochitl<\/a>Lupe and SPHP lingered on the mountain for a few more photos.<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking SW. USFS Road No. 216 is seen below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking<\/a>
Looking S. Harney Peak<\/a><\/span> (7,242 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is on the horizon L of center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe and SPHP get left behind. Lupe will have no problem catching up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Maybe<\/a>
Maybe you want to think about getting a move on SPHP!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nah,<\/a>
Nah, what’s the rush? Oh, yeah, Lanis needs to get back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Terry Peak from rock outcroppings on Custer Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Heading down Custer Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Xochitl had no problems climbing or returning from Custer Peak.\u00a0 Clearly, fortifying her biological systems with a sip of Macadamia Nut Oil<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>had worked.<\/p>\n

Still, Lupe preferred\u00a0Xochitl’s prior day’s method of fortifying her biological systems with a buffalo burger and carrot cake.\u00a0 After the hike, Lupe missed fortifying her own biological systems with a big helping of Cheyenne Crossing carrot cake from a Dingo box.<\/p>\n

Lupeo – “Carrot Cake or Macadamia Nut Oil, that is the question:\u00a0 Whether ’tis\u00a0more fortifying\u00a0for the\u00a0biological systems\u00a0to suffer the oiliness and slipperiness of outrageous Macadamia Nut Oil, or to take fangs against an entire Dingo\u00a0box of caramel-drizzled Carrot Cake, and by devouring it, end it?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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After Xochitl and Steve’s successful visit to Cheyenne Crossing and Roughlock Falls with Lupe the day before, Xochitl had intended to wait another day before venturing out with Lupe again.\u00a0 However, Lanis wanted to join the fun, and he couldn’t get his day off work changed.\u00a0 So the very next day, Xochitl, Steve, and Lanis … Continue reading Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 146(b) – Custer Peak (11-23-15)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3289,"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":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[105,9,106,119,1137,104,481,304,1138,596],"class_list":["post-3308","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-custer-peak","tag-lanis","tag-lupe","tag-macadamia-nut-oil","tag-south-dakota","tag-steve","tag-xochitl"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/P1070654.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\/3308","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=3308"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22479,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3308\/revisions\/22479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}