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Keystone Trail!

[text_output]Cole, leading riders to the Keystone Trail![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1569″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Our Trails Can’t Be Beat!

[text_output]Deadwood, Keystone, or Custer Trail, take your pick![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1566″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Chuckwagon Dinner Show!

[text_output]Everybody’s settled in for a great evening of cowboy vittles and cowboy serenading.[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1553″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1552″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1554″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Favorite Photo of the Week!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1545″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]A favorite photo from the 4th! John and Highmore![/text_output]

4th of July!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1542″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]We hope you had a great 4th of July! Thanks for riding with us![/text_output]

All Aboard!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1539″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Wagons loaded and ready to roll! Chuckwagon Dinner Show, here we come![/text_output]

Snoozin’ Sundays

[text_output]”Never miss a chance to rest your horse”[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1533″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

The Waterin’ Hole

[text_output]”Nothin’s better than a cool drink of water-but too much can give you a bellyache”[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1530″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Wranglin’ and Bull Fightin’

[text_output]Dillon is one of our new Wranlgers this year, you might even be lucky enough to see him fight some bulls at one of the Palmer Gulch Rodeos this summer.[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1527″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Finger Lickin’ Good!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1522″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Must’a been good! Narry a nibble left. Join us for our Chuckwagon Dinner Show , check our website for dates and availability.[/text_output]

Turn em’ out!

[text_output]”When you get to where you’re goin’, the first thing to do is take care of the horse you rode in on.”[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1518″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Chow Line!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1513″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Enjoy an authentic chuckwagon dinner! Dakota grilled steak, and dutch oven taters, beans, and cobbler to boot.[/text_output]

Gentle Giants!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1510″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Big or small, we love em’ all![/text_output]

Circle the Wagons!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1507″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Opening day for the Chuckwagon Dinner Show is tomorrow! Don’t miss it![/text_output]

All Aboard The Chuckwagon Dinner Show!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1503″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Opening night for the Chuckwagon Dinner Show. Wagons load at 5:00pm. Don’t be late![/text_output]

Grilled to Perfection

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1500″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]We serve up a great steak dinner here at the Chuckwagon! Come join us next week for our first Chuckwagon Dinner Show of the summer![/text_output]

[text_output]Kristina the barn boss, makes the final inspection on all the tack before the riders head out![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1496″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Horse Wrangler

[text_output]You’ll be in good hands with Maddie on the trail.[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1493″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Together Again!

[text_output]Bring your sweetie to the Stables for a scenic ride through the Black Hills[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1490″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Opening Day!

[text_output]Today is our opening day! Jim and Erica Husted are your hosts along with their trusty sidekicks Dude and Dally plus our friendly gang of Wranglers![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1483″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

No Butts About It

[text_output]No butts about it, we’re excited for the season to start at the Stables![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1473″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Can’t Wait For Opening Day!

[text_output]Join us May 26th for our opening day at the Stables![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1469″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Custer Trail

[text_output]The Custer Trail offers many beautiful views! Book your ride today![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1463″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1464″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

The Gang’s All Here!

[text_output]The gang’s all here! Take a ride on our horsedrawn chuckwagons or by horseback to our nightly chuckwagon dinner show! Enjoy campfire style entertainment and the best cowboy dinner around![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1452″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Book Today!

[text_output]We look forward to seeing everyone soon![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1448″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Campfires, Cowboys and Vittles

[text_output]Campfire style music is served up every night at the Chuckwagon Dinner Show! Along with an authentic chuckwagon meal! Come N’ get it![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1364″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1363″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1362″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Two Ways To Travel

[text_output]Our Chuckwagon Dinner Shows offer two ways to travel, by wagon or horseback. Either way, the scenery is abundant![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1359″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Happy-Hungry Campers

[text_output]Makin’ their way to the Chuckwagon Dinner Show![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1353″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1354″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Early Risers

[text_output]If you love mornings, join us for an 8:30 am trail ride. Bring your bright-eyes and bushy-tails! Amanda will be missed this summer as one of our regular wranglers. She’s done gone and got married![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1347″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Hit the Trail!

[text_output]Head em’ up, move em’ out![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1344″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Gather ‘Round Folks!

[text_output]Jim and staff share vital instructions with all the riders before hittin’ the trail. [/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1341″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Chuckwagon Lineup

[text_output]The Chuckwagon Dinner show! The best lineup in the Black Hills! Enjoy a horsedrawn chuckwagon ride to the Chuckwagon Dinner Show and experience an authentic cowboy dinner! Plus cowboy campfire music![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1338″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Miles of Smiles

[text_output]There are miles of great trails at the Palmer Gulch campground! Book your summer vacation and join us for a horseback ride this summer![/text_output]

Greener Pastures

[text_output]We are looking forward to greener pastures as spring approaches. All the signs of spring are here. It’s been a long winter in South Dakota.[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1327″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Snowfall

[text_output]Western South Dakota recently received 10 inches of snow last Friday. We sure appreciate the moisture! Green grass will be a comin’![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1324″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Cowgirl Wrangler!

[text_output]You’re in good hands with Meray on the trail![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1319″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Teamwork!

[text_output]Teamwork makes the dream work, here at the Stables at Palmer Gulch![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1315″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Saddle Up!

[text_output]The staff will be gearing up soon at the stables. Don’t forget to book a horseback ride in the beautiful Black Hills![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1331″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Heads up! Summer’s comin’!

[text_output]It has been a long winter in South Dakota. Summer can’t come soon enough! Looking forward to green grass and being horseback in the Black Hills![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1303″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Trusty Trail Horses

[text_output]Our trusty trail horses come in all colors![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1299″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Snow Shoes?

[text_output]Winter, refuses to leave as another blizzard rolls onto the prairie today.[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1294″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Tumbling Tumbleweed

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1281″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Tumbleweed, usually the first one to greet you at the gate! He can be a charmer but is often looking for a snack too.[/text_output]

Dakota Winter

[text_output]Lots of room to roam on the prairies of South Dakota. Book your vacation in the Black Hills and surrounding area![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1278″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Cinnamon Isn’t Just A Spice!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1267″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Cinnamon loves kids and kids love Cinnamon![/text_output]

Hungry Happy Campers

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1259″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]One of our veteran teamsters driving a group headed to the chuckwagon dinner show. After a long day of sight seeing in the Black Hills you can work up quite and appetite. Our chuckwagon dinner will not disappoint![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1260″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=””…

Lookin’ Forward to Sunny Summers!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1253″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]It’s never a bad day when you’re horseback! These smiling faces are proof of that![/text_output]

Summer’s Comin’ But Not Soon Enough!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1236″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]John, one of our newest wranglers, came all the way from Ireland to work with us last summer. His accent was a dead giveaway of his homeland.[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1238″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]Andrew explains the do’s and don’ts for a safe…

Bringing in the New Year!

[text_output]Concho, who is half draft horse is leading the herd. Here’s hopin and lopin 2018 will be your best year yet![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1225″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Merry Christmas From Our Outfit To Yours!

[text_output]Jim and Erica Husted along with their sidekicks Dude and Dally and the whole gang at the stables wish you a Merry, Merry, Christmas![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1221″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

R and R

[text_output]After a long day on the trail the horses are turned out to greener pastures. Don’t forget to take time for some R&R during this busy holiday season.[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1216″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Enjoy Dinner and A Show!

[text_output]Headed back to camp after a satisfying, fingerlicking, toe-tappin, good time! The Stables at Palmer Gulch offer the best in cowboy culture and cuisine.[/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1212″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Prairie View Winters in South Dakota

[text_output]The trail horses at the stables have plenty of room to roam. Rolling prairies and wide open spaces make South Dakota one of the best tourist destinations. Along with the Black Hills, we are the best kept secret![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1209″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

All aboard for the Chuckwagon Dinner Show!

[text_output]Kat, one of our wranlgers and teamsters is leading the wagon train to the Chuckwagon Dinner Show. You can ride in the wagon or ride horseback down the trail to an authentic cowboy dinner show![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1206″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Entertainment at the Chuckwagon Dinner Show.

[text_output]Paul and Donnelly sharing some good clean bantering with one another. Paul is a gifted musician for sure! Come see the show and get filled up with great food and good laughter![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1203″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Winter Has Arrived In The Black Hills

[text_output]Looking forward to a white Christmas? We got our wish![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1200″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Until Next Time

[text_output]Well folks, we just had our last ride on September 4th. Hope you join us again next year![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1184″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

2017 Staff

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1173″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]We are VERY thankful for our 2017 wrangler staff![/text_output]

True Cowboy!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1161″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]We’ll teach you the ropes when you ride with us at The Stables at Palmer Gulch![/text_output]

Recent Riders

[text_output]Look at all these happy folks who have ridden with us this summer! Why don’t you join us too?![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1157″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1156″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1158″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

Come Ride!

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1143″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]No matter your riding experience, we have a great horse for you![/text_output]

Bring All Your Friends

[text_output]Bring all your friends and ride at The Stables At Palmer Gulch![/text_output][image type=”thumbnail” src=”1124″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]

From the East to the West

[image type=”thumbnail” src=”1112″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][text_output]No matter where you’re from you’ll enjoy the gorgeous Black Hills. Come camp at the KOA Campground and enjoy a horseback ride at The Stables At Palmer Gulch![/text_output]