Last Sunday, May 6Th, My Husband and I were visiting with friends and also attended their church at Spearfish. Since we absolutely love Spearfish Canyon, we decided to drive through the curvy winding canyon on our way to our friends home. It had rained most of Saturday and was still lightly raining during the drive. I had never been through the canyon when it was raining so everything looked so different.
The main thing was Bridal Veil Falls. This has always been a very fine, trickle of a water fall. I guess that's why the name fit it so well. As you can see from this photo, it was a mighty, roaring water fall from the 2" rain. The sound of the falls and the running water as it rushed over rocks and curves at the bottom was magnificent.
There are 2 other much larger falls in the canyon that can only be viewed by walking a trail. Since it was raining, we did not take the time to do that. I would imagine they were triple their normal size as well. The Canyon is a very popular winter retreat with snowmobile trails, sleigh rides and hiking. The fall foliage is splendid and brings out thousands of sight seer's during the peak of color. If you ever get a chance to tour the Black Hills of SD, Spearfish Canyon is a must!
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