{"id":4068,"date":"2016-01-27T08:10:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2020-09-22T10:59:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T16:59:59","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-153-steamboat-rock-puggs-keep-green-top-1-23-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=4068","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 153 – Steamboat Rock, Pugg’s Keep & Green Top (1-23-16)"},"content":{"rendered":"

9:42 AM (44\u00b0F), a beautiful and warm (for January) sunny day, and\u00a0Lupe was back!\u00a0 She had been here once before,\u00a0almost 3 years\u00a0ago.\u00a0 Way back on February 9, 2013, near the end of Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 46, Lupe had tried to climb Steamboat Rock<\/span><\/a> (5,081 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Back then, Lupe hadn’t succeeded in finding a way up to the summit, but she’d gotten close.\u00a0 She’d approached from the N, and encountered cliffs\u00a0just below the mountaintop.\u00a0 The cliffs weren’t high, only 10-15 feet tall at that end of the mountain, but the sun was about to set.\u00a0 There hadn’t been time to\u00a0really look around\u00a0for a safe way up.<\/p>\n

Things were different now.\u00a0 It was early in the day.\u00a0 Lupe had time to search the entire circumference of the mountain, if necessary, to find a route up.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP set\u00a0out from the Steamboat Rock picnic ground along Nemo Road.\u00a0 Boxelder Creek\u00a0flows between the picnic ground and Steamboat Rock to the N.\u00a0 To get across the creek, Lupe followed Nemo Road E to USFS Road No. 147, where there was a bridge.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Lupe arrives at the Steamboat Rock picnic ground. Photo looks N at Steamboat Rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once across Boxelder Creek, Lupe left USFS Road No. 147\u00a0by climbing up\u00a0an embankment.\u00a0 She then traveled NW toward Steamboat Rock.\u00a0 Part of the time she was in the forest, and part of the time out on open ground just S of a big fenced field of privately owned land.<\/p>\n

\"After<\/a>
After crossing Box Elder Creek on USFS Road No. 147, Lupe headed NW toward Steamboat Rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe had to re-enter the forest to get around the SW end of the field.\u00a0 She then turned N and started a gradual climb.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe and SPHP headed for the SE end of the E side of the mountain.\u00a0 The forest had suffered a fair amount of damage from mountain pine bark beetles, but it wasn’t too bad.\u00a0\u00a0Most\u00a0of the\u00a0time it\u00a0wasn’t hard to avoid the deadfall timber.<\/p>\n

Steamboat Rock contains\u00a0two bands of rock which are less easily eroded than the\u00a0geologic formations\u00a0between and below them, resulting in two bands of cliffs around the mountain.\u00a0 Lupe needed to find a route\u00a0up avoiding both.\u00a0 It was clear Lupe couldn’t just go up the S end of the mountain, where the\u00a0cliff walls\u00a0were high and unbroken.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe traveled N along the E side of Steamboat Rock, gaining elevation and looking for an opening.<\/p>\n

By the time Lupe had climbed high enough to reach the base of the first set of cliffs, she\u00a0was far enough N to see that\u00a0just\u00a0ahead was an area where the cliffs were reduced to an intermittent string of rock outcroppings.\u00a0 The ground between the rock outcroppings was steep, but easily climbable.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP had no problem\u00a0getting up above the first band of rocks.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
At he base of the first set of cliffs. Just a short distance to the N, there were breaks in the cliff wall where it was easy to climb up above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe\u00a0started climbing\u00a0up\u00a0toward the second set of cliffs,\u00a0a light-colored band of limestone\u00a0positioned high on the mountain.\u00a0 She continued angling up and toward the N.\u00a0 When she got high enough to see the cliffs through the forest, the view was discouraging.\u00a0 These cliffs were considerably higher than the ones below, and\u00a0formed an unbroken wall.\u00a0 The ground below them was very steep, not much of a problem for Lupe, but SPHP had to\u00a0proceed slowly and carefully.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP didn’t have to go too much farther N before there was a glimmer of hope.\u00a0 The cliff face was less regular, and there began to be some clefts in the rock.\u00a0 Lupe came to a place where there was a fairly large opening.\u00a0 SPHP couldn’t see the top of the opening, but it looked like it might be possible to climb up here.<\/p>\n

SPHP started climbing, but soon realized that the ground was just too steep.\u00a0 There were little patches of snow and ice in the shade of the mountain,\u00a0enough to make\u00a0this route slick and treacherous.\u00a0 There were too few firmly anchored rocks to provide decent handholds and footholds.\u00a0 SPHP went back down.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP\u00a0continued N.<\/p>\n

Just a little farther on, there was another break in the cliffs.\u00a0 Some steep ground led up to a much smaller opening where it looked like\u00a0Lupe and SPHP should be able\u00a0to get up on top.\u00a0 Lupe waited patiently as SPHP made a careful ascent.\u00a0 Soon both Lupe and SPHP were up above the highest band of cliffs on Steamboat Rock!<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe below the highest band of cliffs on Steamboat Rock near where she was able to get up on top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe up above the highest band of cliffs along the E edge of Steamboat Rock. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP wasn’t really sure what Lupe would find up on Steamboat Rock.\u00a0 A glance to the W from where Lupe came up was very encouraging.\u00a0 An unbroken gentle slope rose slightly toward the W.\u00a0 The ground was almost flat.\u00a0 A pine forest covered the top of the mountain, with little sunlit clearings scattered here and there.\u00a0 Pine needles and patches of snow covered the forest floor.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP headed W through the forest.\u00a0 A few minutes later, Lupe reached a strange structure crudely built out of\u00a0rough wood.\u00a0 It was about 30 feet long N\/S, and maybe 15 to 20 feet wide E\/W.\u00a0 A\u00a0gap in the 4 foot high\u00a0walls near the NW end of the enclosure served as the only entrance.\u00a0 There was no roof.\u00a0 A sign indicated\u00a0Lupe had\u00a0arrived at “Pugg’s Keep”.\u00a0 Trash, mostly empty beer cans and water bottles, was strewn\u00a0all over the place.<\/p>\n

Pugg’s Keep\u00a0was perched quite\u00a0close to\u00a0the cliffs along the W side of Steamboat Rock.\u00a0 Lupe\u00a0went to\u00a0check out the view.\u00a0 Not too surprisingly, Pugg’s Keep was pretty close to the best view from Steamboat Rock.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe along the W rim of Steamboat Rock. This view to the NW was judged to be the best from anywhere on the mountain by SPHP. Boxelder Creek can be seen in the large field far below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since Steamboat Rock slopes slightly down toward the E, the true summit had to be\u00a0somewhere close to the cliffs along the W edge.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP\u00a0explored S along the W rim almost all the way to the S end of the mountain.<\/p>\n

Although the top of Steamboat Rock is forested, there were plenty of spots along the W rim where there were nice views from the SW around to the NW. \u00a0The forest was thicker, and\u00a0provided fewer viewpoints\u00a0along the E\u00a0rim.<\/p>\n

After her explorations to the S, Lupe headed back N\u00a0along the W rim.\u00a0 Lupe’s investigations\u00a0had revealed\u00a0that the true summit\u00a0was\u00a0a relatively\u00a0small flat area, just a little way S of Pugg’s Keep.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Near a splendid Ponderosa Pine at the true summit of Steamboat Rock. Lupe claimed her peakbagging success nearly 3 years after her first unsuccessful attempt to climb the mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe\u00a0returned to\u00a0Pugg’s Keep for another sniff around.\u00a0 Inside the enclosure was a rather nicely constructed fireplace made of loosely assembled\u00a0limestone.\u00a0 On the W\u00a0side were a number of boards with writing on them, including the Pugg’s Keep sign.<\/p>\n

People had painted their names or nicknames on various pieces of wood near the Pugg’s Keep sign.\u00a0 Most of the dates weren’t from that long ago, just a few months back in the late summer or\u00a0fall of 2015.\u00a0 “Antman” on 8-30-15, Brit Holberry, Isaiah S. Shovel 9-7-15, Alex Lewis, Coletrain 9-5-15, McPat, Jim & Susan & Brit on 10-30-15, Caleb Stanley, and Beave S. R. were just some of the names.\u00a0 Apparently Steamboat Rock was not always a lonely outpost.<\/p>\n

In fact, Pugg’s Keep gave the impression of a sometimes rather lively\u00a0party place.\u00a0 Numerous empty beer cans, half a dozen water bottles, a giant empty bottle of New Amsterdam Vodka, a few coke cans and a plastic sports drink bottle were strewn around, along with other garbage.\u00a0 At the S end of Pugg’s Keep was a tattered blue-gray quilt hanging from some trees.\u00a0 It looked like a dilapidated hammock.\u00a0 Beneath it was a decaying black garbage bag full of more cans, bottles, and trash.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Pugg’s Keep sign on Steamboat Rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe in Pugg’s Keep. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Are<\/a>
Are “Antman” and Brit Holberry one and the same? Who knew?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The lovely Pugg’s Keep hammock on Steamboat Rock. Sheesh, people!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were more fine furnishings at Pugg’s Keep, too.\u00a0 An old portable grill just starting to rust was\u00a0nestled in\u00a0the W wall.\u00a0 A couple of short ropes hung from a tree.\u00a0 An assortment of pens was bungee corded to a tree.\u00a0 Nearby, a First Aid kit was fastened to another tree.\u00a0 Someone had written a crude message on\u00a0the First Aid kit case\u00a0implying that anyone who actually needed to use it was weak and worthy of despise.<\/p>\n

Clearly the word “Keep” in Pugg’s Keep was used in the sense of a fortress.\u00a0 The top of Steamboat Rock, nearly completely surrounded by cliffs, pretty effectively suited that meaning of the word.\u00a0\u00a0“Keep” certainly didn’t have anything to do with housekeeping.\u00a0 Pugg didn’t know diddly about housekeeping.<\/p>\n

SPHP had 4 good plastic Safeway or Wal-Mart sacks.\u00a0 While Lupe sniffed around, SPHP started filling them with trash.\u00a0 An old red tote bag under the hammock was in good enough shape to carry some junk in, too.\u00a0 SPHP collected close to 3 dozen beer cans, the giant Vodka bottle, at least half a dozen water bottles, and other assorted trash, stuffing it all into plastic bags or the old red tote bag.\u00a0 One of the ropes hanging from a tree was used to tie together whatever wouldn’t go into SPHP’s backpack.<\/p>\n

When the sacks and tote bag were full, there wasn’t much trash left around.\u00a0 The hideous hammock was still there, the First Aid kit and pens, plus the old grill, but almost everything else was packed up\u00a0ready to go.\u00a0 Which way to go, though?\u00a0 With\u00a0so much\u00a0junk to carry out, SPHP was now interested in getting it all back to the G6 as expeditiously as possible.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP left Pugg’s Keep to go check out the N end of Steamboat Rock.\u00a0 Lupe hadn’t been there yet.\u00a0 Maybe there was an easier way down?<\/p>\n

The N end of the mountain turned out to be narrower and rockier than any other part.\u00a0 The\u00a0terrain was\u00a0more broken up.\u00a0 There were a couple of significant breaks in the cliff line where it might be possible to go down to the W, but it was hard to know for sure without\u00a0actually going\u00a0down\u00a0and scouting out the possibilities.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Lupe on her explorations toward the N end of Steamboat Rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>The very N end of Steamboat Rock was a\u00a0narrow, discontinuous line of stone.\u00a0 SPHP concluded it was probably best for Lupe to just leave Steamboat Rock\u00a0the same way\u00a0she had come up.\u00a0 Before leaving, Lupe and SPHP returned one more time to Pugg’s Keep to retrieve SPHP’s backpack, and the big bundle of Lupe Treasures destined for recycling or the garbage truck.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe back at Pugg’s Keep near the big bundle of Lupe Treasures. This was one of Lupe’s biggest single hauls, ever!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Carting the bundle of Lupe Treasures down off Steamboat Rock didn’t do anything to enhance SPHP’s speed or agility, but the trip back down the steep E slopes of the mountain wasn’t as bad as SPHP\u00a0expected.\u00a0 Lupe certainly had plenty of time to sniff around!\u00a0 A few times she found squirrels in the trees,\u00a0providing\u00a0happy\u00a0moments of enthusiastic\u00a0barking.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Lupe’s route going down below the upper band of cliffs on the E side of Steamboat Rock. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Instead of carrying everything all the way back to the G6, SPHP left\u00a0the Lupe Treasures\u00a0by the side of USFS Road No. 147.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP returned with the car to stuff it all in the trunk.\u00a0 There were even a few more Lupe Treasures to gather up alongside No. 147 to add to the collection.\u00a0 The more the merrier, in a way, although it made SPHP pretty disgusted with the human race.\u00a0 Well, not all of it, but a significant alcohol-soaked part of it for sure.<\/p>\n

For no farther than it had been to Steamboat Rock, it had sure seemed to take a long time\u00a0get there and explore it all.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP had reached the G6 again at 1:31 PM (55\u00b0F!).\u00a0 There was still time to do something else on Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 153, but not as much time as SPHP had expected.\u00a0 Before leaving the Steamboat Rock area, Lupe and SPHP drove N along USFS Road No. 147 a half mile or more for a parting view\u00a0from another perspective.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Steamboat Rock from the SE along USFS Road No. 147.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The high cliffs at the SE end of Steamboat Rock. (Taken with the telephoto lens.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a couple photos of Steamboat Rock\u00a0from the SE, Lupe and SPHP returned to Nemo Road and\u00a0headed NW toward Nemo.\u00a0 Lupe stopped again along the highway for a look back at Steamboat Rock from the W.<\/p>\n

\"Steamboat<\/a>
Steamboat Rock from the W along Nemo Road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"SteamboatLupe and SPHP continued driving NW to Nemo and beyond.\u00a0 SPHP actually had another couple of peakbagging goals in mind for Lupe, although it was looking like there was probably only time enough for one of them now.\u00a0 SPHP\u00a0wound up wasting\u00a0more time looking for the best starting point, but eventually (2:26 PM, 51\u00b0F) parked the G6 near the start of USFS Road No. 414.6K just N of Nemo Road, about 2 miles N of Nemo.<\/p>\n

No. 414.6K was snowy and\u00a0partially snow-packed by\u00a0vehicle tracks.\u00a0 It headed N for about a mile toward\u00a0Lupe’s next\u00a0two possible peakbagging goals, Green Top<\/span><\/strong> <\/a>(5,360 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and White Mansion<\/span><\/a> (5,340 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Just S of Green Top, No. 414.6K came to an intersection.\u00a0 By now SPHP had decided Lupe should go for Green Top instead of White Mansion.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP turned W (L) at the intersection.\u00a0 A sign said Lupe was still\u00a0on USFS Road No. 414.6K.\u00a0 No. 414.6K gradually curved to the NW slowly gaining elevation\u00a0as it proceeded up Green Draw.\u00a0 There were no vehicle tracks at all in the snow here, just a few animal tracks.\u00a0 Lupe liked this part of the woods.\u00a0\u00a0She was\u00a0hearing things in the forest.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe sprinted off in various directions, racing back again every few minutes to check on SPHP’s progress.<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe races back along USFS Road No. 414.6K looking for SPHP. This quiet, private section of road W of Green Top seemed remote and beautiful on a winter afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Somewhere W of Green Top, Lupe and SPHP left No. 414.6K to start climbing NE through the forest.\u00a0 There were big boulders and occasional rock outcroppings along the way.\u00a0 The same geological rock formations present at Steamboat Rock were also present here.\u00a0 It was quite possible Lupe would have to find a way up\u00a0over two\u00a0bands of cliffs again to reach the summit of Green Top.\u00a0 It wasn’t at all certain Lupe would find a route to the top.<\/p>\n

Lupe’s final approach up\u00a0Green Top was from the NW.\u00a0 Fortunately, the rock outcroppings did not form\u00a0continuous cliffs along in here.\u00a0 Lupe had no problem going up the mountain, but it was\u00a0impossible\u00a0to see how\u00a0much farther\u00a0Lupe had to go.\u00a0 Green Top was thickly forested.\u00a0 The young trees were tall, thin and densely packed.<\/p>\n

Unlike Steamboat Rock, there wasn’t much left of the original limestone cap up at the top of Green Top Mountain.\u00a0 A narrow ridge ran NW\/SE.\u00a0 A rocky little scramble up a short slope brought Lupe to the NW end of the summit ridge.<\/p>\n

The views were really great!\u00a0 Snowy Custer Peak<\/a><\/span> (6,804 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> off to the WNW was the feature attraction, but Terry Peak<\/a><\/span> (7,064 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and a wide swath of the central Black Hills was all on display, too.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The remnant rocks of the limestone cap at the NW end of the summit ridge on Green Top. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe up on the NW end of the Green Top summit ridge. Photo looks WNW toward Custer Peak. Terry Peak is also visible toward the R.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Custer<\/a>
Custer Peak from Green Top using the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe still at the NW end of the Green Top summit ridge. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looking SE along the summit ridge, it\u00a0appeared likely\u00a0that Lupe wasn’t quite at the true summit of Green Top yet.\u00a0 The broken ridge was mostly hidden by forest.\u00a0 It still wasn’t clear if Lupe would succeed in reaching the actual summit.<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking SE along the summit ridge of Green Top. It looked like there was higher ground in that direction, but the ridge was rather broken up. Would Lupe be able to reach the true summit?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP worked their way SE along the ridge, staying on the NE side.\u00a0 To the SW were cliffs – not high cliffs, but\u00a0still cliffs.\u00a0 It wasn’t far to a platform of rock slightly higher than the rest of the ridge.\u00a0 Fortunately,\u00a0there was a way\u00a0to climb up on\u00a0top with little trouble or risk.\u00a0 This platform was the true summit of Green Top!\u00a0 Lupe had arrived!<\/p>\n

\"Lupe<\/a>
Lupe on the true summit of Green Top. White Mansion is the line of limestone cliffs seen to the NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The entire slightly elevated summit area was only the size of a large room in a house.\u00a0 The best views were from the SSE around\u00a0to the SW.\u00a0 By now it was maybe\u00a0just 45 minutes until sunset.\u00a0 Green Top was going to be Lupe’s last peakbagging success of Expedition No. 153.<\/p>\n

Lupe and SPHP sat together enjoying the view.\u00a0 SPHP petted and talked to Lupe.\u00a0 It was all very deep and profound stuff.\u00a0 Lupe listened carefully.\u00a0 She understood it all.\u00a0 In fact, she already knew it.\u00a0 SPHP ate an orange.\u00a0 Lupe wasn’t hungry, even though she hadn’t eaten all day.<\/p>\n

The time to go always comes too quickly.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP left the summit of Green Top,\u00a0returning to the NW end of the ridge.\u00a0 There, after one last look toward Custer Peak, Lupe and SPHP started down the mountain.\u00a0 This time Lupe stayed\u00a0farther E than she had been coming up.\u00a0 She lost plenty of elevation going down through the thick forest of spindly pines.\u00a0 She passed by lots of purple-gray boulders and rock outcroppings.<\/p>\n

The rocks and dense forest ended as Lupe approached the saddle NW of Green Top.\u00a0 \u00a0From the saddle, Lupe and SPHP headed ENE through a snowy field of tall grass and widely scattered pines to reach USFS Road No. 155.1A.\u00a0 To the NW, No. 155.1A went up Wilson Gulch, but\u00a0Lupe and SPHP followed the road S between Green Top and White Mansion.<\/p>\n

Cows were mooing at a very secluded ranch NW of White Mansion.\u00a0 No. 155.1A was very snowy.\u00a0 There were deep ruts in the snow where some jeep or high clearance vehicle had spun its way through.\u00a0 E of Green Top, Lupe and SPHP didn’t see the sunset.\u00a0 The temperature dropped as SPHP trudged S through the snow.\u00a0 Two big,\u00a0erect American Dingo ears, and an arching\u00a0curly tail led the way.<\/p>\n

The cows left behind, the only sound was the soft crunch of Dingo paws on the now hardening snow.\u00a0 Before Lupe reached the intersection with USFS Road No. 414.6K, she heard them.\u00a0 It was that\u00a0moment\u00a0of twilight when the branches of the trees are an impenetrable\u00a0black against the palest blue sky.\u00a0 The wild dogs of the forest, the coyotes, were howling.<\/p>\n

For just a few minutes, the coyotes howled to one another.\u00a0 For just a few minutes, Lupe listened attentively to the call of the wild.\u00a0 Then she and SPHP\u00a0crunched on in silence\u00a0along the snowy road (5:23 PM, 35\u00b0).<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking SSE from Green Top. The big field Lupe had seen from Steamboat Rock is visible on the R. Beyond the field, also on the R, is Green Mountain<\/a><\/span> (5,240 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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9:42 AM (44\u00b0F), a beautiful and warm (for January) sunny day, and\u00a0Lupe was back!\u00a0 She had been here once before,\u00a0almost 3 years\u00a0ago.\u00a0 Way back on February 9, 2013, near the end of Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 46, Lupe had tried to climb Steamboat Rock (5,081 ft.). Back then, Lupe hadn’t succeeded in finding a … Continue reading Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 153 – Steamboat Rock, Pugg’s Keep & Green Top (1-23-16)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4095,"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":[105,9,106,553,104,304,549],"class_list":["post-4068","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-green-top","tag-lupe","tag-south-dakota","tag-steamboat-rock"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0135.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\/4068","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=4068"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28273,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions\/28273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}