After spending the night in Mitchell SD, where we narrowly escaped baseball size hail and 70 mph winds, we drove through the Badlands, now covered with Sweet Clover, a terrible invasive plant. The Badlands are still beautiful and hopefully they will find a way to eradicate the Sweet Clover. We headed west out of Wall Drug and into Rapid City where we stocked up on supplies. Donna, who loves to cook, pretty much bought out the grocery store.
Our destination was in a remote location between Deadwood and Nemo in the Black Hills. Following directions, we finally arrived at Hay Creek Ranch, a facility very similar to The Natural Gait. Doug met us immediately and greeted us. Helping us with his tractor to clean out our horse trailer and show us our cabin, he is a very nice and friendly person. We decided to stay here at Hay Creek Ranch primarily because of the positive and vibrant conversation with his friendly wife, Jody, via phone several weeks before we left home. We had made several other contacts and we knew by intuition that this would be the best place to stay. We were right!
Doug has bent over backwards to help us and make us feel comfortable. After starting the Hay Creek Ranch four years ago, Doug and Jody are able to measure their success by a very unique method as illustrated on youtube….
You will find the cabins clean, comfortable, well furnished and cozy. There are five cabins with varying occupancies. Many choices of horse stalls are available. With miles of horse trails and Doug’s willingness and pleasure to show you many of the hidden ones, it is a real treat to be with real people away from home.
Visit Hay Creek Ranch and let Doug and Jody take care of the rest.
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