Author Acknowledgements for Best Easy Day Hikes Black Hills Country, Second Edition

Part 1

Best Easy Day Hikes Black Hills Country, Second Edition?was released June 1, 2022. This is my second hiking guide to the Black Hills region of South Dakota and Wyoming, as Hiking the Black Hills Country, Third Edition was released in 2021.

Yes, I am the author and my name is on the front cover, but so many individuals from the different public lands agencies and other organizations helped with the second edition of this book.

These people are credited in the acknowledgments section at the beginning of the book, but I would like to publicly thank them online as well.

Thank you to everyone who answered my questions and provided great insight.

• Sara Erickson, Samuel Ainsley, Benjamin Schumacher, Matthew Jurak, and Eric Carney from the various Black Hills National Forest ranger districts.
• Patty Ressler, Matthew White, Joanna Marshaus, and Andrea Fountain of the Black Hills Parks and Forests Association
• Nickolos Myers, Joanne Ensley, and Kristen Henderson at Devils Tower National Monument
• Tom Farrell and Lennie Ramacher from Wind Cave National Park
• Connie Wolf at Badlands National Park
• Bradley Block of Jewel Cave National Monument
• Kobee Stalder, Custer State Park
• Jim Jandreau, Bear Butte State Park
• Tim Cowman, State of South Dakota Geologist
• Mark Fahrenbach and Brian Fagnan of the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• Jona Ohm, Strategic Communications Director for South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
• Curtis Price, Lecturer at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• LaRayne Woster, teacher at St. Joseph's Indian School
• William Welk, Pennington County Highway Department
• Jackie Wyatt, Vore Buffalo Jump
• Marcus Lingl and LaDonna Droll, owners of Vector Design Print and Tech
• Martin and Lisa Freidel of Custer
• The staff of the Hot Springs Public Library
• Danielle Billing of Enderlin, North Dakota

This book would not have been possible without the guidance and support of Katherine O’Dell, David Legere, and Lynn Zelem from Falcon Guides.

And special thanks to Emily Vollmer, Assistant Marketing Director for the Globe Pequot Press, for all of her hard work promoting the book!

If I have forgotten anyone, I am truly sorry.

A little about the book:

The?guidebook?features 22 hikes throughout Black Hills National Forest in western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming, at Wind Cave and Badlands National Parks, Devils Tower, and Jewel Cave National Monuments, Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Bear Butte and Custer State Parks.

It is available wherever books are sold and all online outlets.

ISBN: 9781493062058

Part 2

Additionally, I would like to acknowledge some of the gear I used during the writing of this guidebook, which was written while hiking and camping through excessive heat, rain, snow, sleet, mud, so on…

Gear that withstood most of the journey:

Footwear

Danner Crag Rat Hiking Boots

Salomon Quest 4D 3 GTX Hiking Boots

Korkers Polar Vortex 1200 Insulated Winter Boots

Chinook Trekker 30 Snowshoes

Backpack Stuff

My trusty bright blue High Sierra Backpack (5 years strong!)

Kelty Coyote 80 Backpack

Camelbak Unbottle 70

Osprey Hydraulics Reservoir 3.0 Liter

Various REI and Sea to Summit Waterproof Stuff Sacks

Overcoats

Under Armour Storm 3.0 Jacket

The North Face ThermoBall Triclimate Jacket

The North Face Apex Flex GTX Jacket

Marmot Phoenix EVODry Jacket

Pants

KUHL Renegade Rock Pants

KUHL Destroyr Pants

Wrangler ATG Fleece Lined Pants

Columbia Silver Ridge Convertible Pants

Outdoor Research Voodoo Pants

Clothing

Under Armour Fitted Cold Gear

BULA Neck Gaiter

Darn Tough Socks

The North Face and Evony Winter Hats

Wells Lamont, Carhartt, Seirus, and Gordini Gloves

Camping

The North Face Dolomite 20 Sleeping Bag

Alps Mountaineering Getaway Chair

Coleman Dual Fuel Campstove 424

REI Stratus Insulated Air Pad

Mountainsmith Morrison 2 Tent

Miscellaneous

Garmin eTrex Touch 35 GPS

Suunto GPS Watches

YETI Rambler Vacuum Bottle

Tubbs Snowshoe Poles

Motorola G Plus 5th Generation

Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80