rdale1 Were they called Black Hills because of the dark pine trees Ed?
Yes. They are called "Black Hills Spruce", and are almost impossible to transplant and grow anywhere else, but people keep trying! Sometimes they succeed. The natives named them long ago - "Paha sapa". There is a deer in this picture! This shot reminds me of the foothills of the Sierra where the oak hills give way to evergreens . . .
rdale1 I see the deer. looks like a mule deer.
tanddjohnson very nice shot Ed.