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The George S. Mickelson Trail is a rail trail in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The main trail route extends 108.8 miles (175.1 km), from Edgemont to Deadwood , with approximately nine miles of additional branch trails, including a three-mile (5 km) paved link from Custer to the Custer State Park completed in 2007.
Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii), also known as the dakrat or flickertail, is a North American ground squirrel in the genus Urocitellus.Like a number of other ground squirrels, they are sometimes called prairie dogs or gophers, though the latter name belongs more strictly to the pocket gophers of family Geomyidae, and the former to members of the genus Cynomys.
Plains pocket gophers are found throughout the Great Plains of North America, ranging from southern Manitoba (Canada), and eastern North Dakota south to New Mexico and Texas in the United States, and as far east as the extreme western parts of Indiana.
Among other names suggested were: Sage Brush and Trail Creek. Source: Two-Bit: Lawrence: 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Deadwood: 1876-1900s: Barren: Also called "Two Bit". Started during the gold rush of 1876, but did not get booming, until 1892 when the Gold Mountain Mining Company began development.
Gophers have small eyes and a short, hairy tail, which they use to feel around tunnels when they walk backwards. Pocket gophers have often been found to carry external parasites including, most commonly, lice, but also ticks, fleas, and mites. [8] Common predators of the gopher include weasels, snakes, and hawks. [10]
Pages in category "Historic trails and roads in South Dakota" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mystic is located in the Black Hills in Pennington County, South Dakota. It is on Castle Creek, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Rapid City and 12 miles (19 km) north of Hill City, at the intersection of Mystic Road/County Road 231 and George Frink Road. A trailhead located at Mystic provides access to the George S. Mickelson Trail. [3]
The center is named for South Dakota Governor and Senator Peter Norbeck. Many of the park's naturalist programs begin at the center. Badger Hole, also known as Badger Clark Historical Site, was the home of Charles Badger Clark (1883–1957), who was named South Dakota's first Poet Laureate in 1937 [8] and was noted for his cowboy poetry. The ...