Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway (US Highway 14A) is 19 miles of rugged cliffs, sparkling creeks, lots of pines and spruce, and a couple magnificent waterfalls.
We started the drive outside Spearfish, SD and followed the highway south toward Cheyenne Crossing (a historic stagecoach stop) at the junction of highway 85.
We stopped to see Bridal Veil Falls, which is located right along the highway, then drove off route a bit to see Roughneck Falls. At Cheyenne Crossing we drove north again through Lead, Deadwood, and returned to Sturgis.
From the exit at Spearfish we had a view of our first forest fire...the Crow Peak fire, started by lightening during a recent thunderstorm, burned for over a week in the rugged timbered land. Smoke from the fire could be seen for quite a distance and filled nearby canyons depending on the wind direction.
That's a great picture of the waterfall!
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