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Mammoth Dig, Hot Springs SD
Nature & Outdoors, Van Life, Travel Journal Greg Ott 9/15/25 Nature & Outdoors, Van Life, Travel Journal Greg Ott 9/15/25

Mammoth Dig, Hot Springs SD

I spent the day in Hot Springs, SD, starting with the Mammoth Site’s incredible dig, then partially walked the Freedom Trail, tried farm-to-table ice cream and a burger at Two Cows Creamery, and drove into a stormy night on my way south.

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Idlewild, Jones Ice Cream, and a Quiet Forest Night
Greg Ott 6/29/25 Greg Ott 6/29/25

Idlewild, Jones Ice Cream, and a Quiet Forest Night

A day of wandering backroads led me through Idlewild’s historic roots, a stop for the richest ice cream at Jones in Baldwin, and finally a calm night alone under the pines of the Huron-Manistee National Forest.

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