I haven't rode a horse in over 60 years! Then I rode only on my late brother's farm. They were fun times. Custer State Park was my favorite place to camp for decades. Now I find my adventures exclusively on the internet. Your videos provide wonderful reminisce. Please continue sharing your adventures. BTW Kansas has wonderful hills & parks too. It's NOT flat.
Those are awesome memories! 😃 thank you for watching! We haven’t been to Kansas but some of the state looks so amazing with the cedars and hills! We always look at whitetail deer hunting properties and there are some beautiful places in Kansas it would be a state we would consider for sure ☺️
So nice to see someone out who wants to see/admire the bison without disturbing them. Some of these people who go to Yellowstone and just get out of their cars and march right up to the bison there are just unbelievable. They think the bison are going to welcome them I guess.
lol yeah I just drove through Jackson the other day for work and it was ridiculous. A bison herd was crossing the road and everyone was out taking pictures making them nervous. No one knows how to drive through a herd, when to wait or when to go 🤦🏼♀️😂 The bison in Custer are rounded up by horseback every year so they seem to have some respect for equines but we wouldn’t push it. We just try to admire them from a distance 😂👍🏼
This video gave me such a sense of calm. It's so relaxing and enjoyable to watch. My husband and I went to Crazy Horse and the Theodore Rosevelt monument during our van life adventures across the US. This video brought back all of those memories close to my heart! There's just something about the earth and being so connected with nature. It's how we were meant to be. This concrete, payment filled, suberbian, citified world is not a world of life, its too clustered, chaotic and fast paced. Love the realness and beauty of the true natural world you display in your videos and I hope your views skyrocket! Don't give up building your audience as you all have so much to give through these beautiful videos. As for reccomendations from a fellow equine lover- there's a place in North Carolina called "Love Valley" I've heard it's amazing as it's an old western town where you can ride your horses through it and experience what it was like in the Wild, Wild West. If you're feeling like a long road trip, I think it would be a great place to make memories! It's on my own bucket list. Happy Trails ya'll! 🐴
Wow thank you so much! The black hills really are such a special place. And I agree, the jungle of noise and concrete is not the world we want to live in. We hope we can offer an escape for people who are stuck in that lifestyle but dream of wide open spaces and living closer to the land ☺️ that place in N.C. Sounds amazing! If we ever end up over that way we will definitely check it out!
How magical to be out there with bison 🦬 and your little herd. Weather was wild but you all came through brilliantly. Well done keeping your nerves, bet you had a couple of beers that night. ❤❤
Thank you so much! It was a really neat experience! (Especially after the fact 😂) it was awesome to see the bison running into the storm! ☺️ thank you for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment!
Great quality footage and awesome wildlife documentary. Love your positivity and deep appreciation of wildlife. The horses have done really great and so have you ❤
I love your videos, and adore the mules! I miss having equines in my life, so I live vicariously through y'all. Thank you for having such picturesque adventures we can follow along!
Hey have you ever felt like you know people and have never met them? That’s how I feel about you guys, and it’s a weird feeling. And somehow I feel close to Alyssa, somehow but I can’t explain it. Just so ya know I am 52years old, just an old guy with grey hair. Hopefully I didn’t freak you guys out just wanted to share this with you guys. Never felt so connected to people I have never met. Thank you for this amazing video. And still my favorite chanel❤
Haha! Thank you so much for the kind words 😊 And I totally understand… we listen to several podcasts and we feel the same about the hosts, even though we’ve never met them lol
So glad I "happened " across your video. Absolutely amazing & I love your mules!❤ I've never ridden one, but I've read/ heard so much about how sensible and smart they are. Hoping to see more of your travels 😊
Thank you so much! We’re thankful you found our channel as well! 😊🙌🏼 We’re in the beginning stages of building our channel, but we’re sure enjoying sharing our adventures. Thank you for watching and taking time to leave such a nice comment! 😊
I visited the Custer State Park and really agree with you as to the beauty of this park. I enjoyed viewing the Bison which decided to traverse the road in front of me and then follow the road passing by my vehicle in the hundreds. One female actually rubbed her head on my headlight for a good scratch. The moms and babies were hurried along by the larger males which I could hear grunting at them. I literally could have reached out of my truck window and touched them. I would say that this experience was a highlight of my life. I grew up in Nat'l Parks(Denali, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Kings Canyon) so have experienced wildlife and the beauty of our parks but this State Park was very special in its beauty.
Absolutely great video! Brought back many memories of riding out here. Had the opportunity to ride in the annual Bison Roundup with my horse a few years back in Custer State Park. Highly recommend seeing it if you ever get a chance to go back out there 😊
That’s awesome! We’ve wanted to apply for a few years to do that, but we are usually up in the mountains hunting when they are doing the round up! Sounds like it would be a blast though!! ☺️ thanks for watching!!
Black Hills is maybe my most favorite area in this country, mind you I still have a lot of ground to cover, but the Hills will always be towards the top of the list. I've never had the opportunity to do any trail riding. I've hunted there multiple time so have covered much terrain on foot, mostly southwest of the Deerfield area and west of the Rochford area. If you ever get back check out the Spearfish Canyon, maybe have a lunch at the Moonshine Gulch Saloon in Rochford, definitely an experience. Thanks for the ride Al
The black hills really are just a special place! Thank you for the suggestion! We will have to stop in there if we go through that area ☺️ thanks for watching!
Been there, but not like you guy's just did. Wow, you were able to to see it, and from horseback. Thanks for taking us along, sharing yours thoughts. Horseback is so wonderful, the warmth, the smell, the love of sharing the love of life with a grand animal. I'm the horses enjoyed getting out and to see new things too. I'm sure they too felt the danger of being so-close to the dangerous and unpredictable buffalo. Enjoy life while you're young......it don't last long. Thanks again ......
Thank you! It was definitely an incredible way to experience it! We were surprised with how well the mules did with the Bison. 🦬 I’m thankful they weren’t more bothered by them and kept us all safe. We would 10/10 recommend that trip horseback! We will for sure be going back and riding there again when we can ☺️
Unfortunately no with out work schedules this summer 🥲 but since my editing skills have gotten a little better we wanted to remake a better version of our other 2 videos ☺️🙌🏼 it’s such an amazing place!
Thank you so much for watching, and for the kind words… And even more so for your service to our country! We appreciate having the freedom to ride, hunt, and camp in this amazing country. 😊
Wow! What a trip! 20 states in an RV is no joke, especially if your daughters are young 😅😅 good for you, what a cool thing to do for your kids!! The black hills sure is amazing ☺️
SOOOOOO Beautiful!! You Have to go to Harriman State Park, Island Park, Idaho.. you can't camp there, but there are lots of close places you could camp at. my friend and I go a couple of times a week, it NEVER gets old... in the fall, you can hear the Thrill of the elk, we've ridden with them.. A.. MAAZing!!!
Been there at the bandlands and also Custer, Crazy H. and Mt Rush.... way back in the summer of 1989. Fond mems with my fellow students at NDSU Fargo. Amazing
I love your videos and your way of life. Reminds me of my own. Thanks for taking us on scenic adventures! BTW, what kind of hat do you wear? I love it.
Thank you very much. Very interesting. I only knew the Black Hills from some movie or novel. They have beautiful mules. Greetings from Catalonia, Spain. The Catalan language is spoken here and obviously everyone knows the Spanish language.
Hey if you didn't know BLM has a buffalo round up every year. My father has participated in it twice and the first time his friend used a mule. Photos and experience looked amazing. Also I really enjoy your content 🎉.
We thought about applying to that last year but since it’s in September we are usually gone on hunts. That would be SO fun to take the mules!!! Maybe one day we can 😃 that’s so awesome that your dad has participated!!
Wow, 1st time to find y'all! Looking forward to back tracking through other videos and learning more about you two. So beautiful and love seeing mule riding!
Love watching you all ride your mules through our country's parks. Which seemed to be great parks for mule rides. We never had any mules the family my brother had horses that's about it but we always loved mules
Thank you so much! It really was a great park for riding… we already can’t wait to go back! 😊 Horses and mules are both great! There’s something refreshing about spending time around good equines 😊
Just found your channel. Wow, what awesome video you guys have! Wondering what cameras you use. The adventure was super interesting even for a motorcyclist like me! I understand how you enjoy the outdoors! Well done!
Thank you so much! We use a Sonny A7IV and DJI osmo’s but the riding portion of this video was filmed by our phone 14 pro because it was raining so much lol! Thank you for watching! ☺️
That is a beautiful park. Haven’t been there for 30 years. Maybe time to go back. Not sure how my old guy would react to a bison but he is a retired outfitters horse so guessing he would do better than most. Thanks for the video. Enjoyed it
Rode my Missouri Fox-trotter from Fort Meade, SD south on the Centennial Trail (before it was so named) through Wind Cave and south to Fort Robinson-my favorite place. Ten days & 210 miles with just my three good companions: my rifle, my pony, and me. That was forty-years-ago! This was when Palmer Gulch trail rides was Smitty's Trail Rides. I agree, the Blacks Hills offer so much more than Yellowstone. Centennial was originally the Silver Arrow Boy Scout Trail. Got hailed on once then too. Ray Smith, founder of the original Circle B Chuckwagon Show put me and Erik up for the night and got me up on stage. I was dressed as an 1875 US Cavalry Trooper. The author of Moon of Popping Trees was there and he signed my forest service map. I donated my album of that trip to the museum at Fort Robinson just a few years ago. One of the highlights of my life. Watching of you riding brought tears to my eyes.
Wow! That’s amazing! What an adventure! 😊 It’s a dream of ours to do a ride like that some day. For now, we feel fortunate to just do day ride and little loops into the backcountry, but something like that would be amazing! Thanks so much for watching and for taking time to share your story 😊
Do yourselves a big favor and go riding at Fort Robinson State Park in Nebraska's best kept secret! An army post from 1874 through WWII. It was the Army's Remount Center where they bred and trained horses and mules. Beautiful Pine Ridge of Nebraska one-hour south of Hot Springs, SD. 22,000 acres to ride not to mention the adjacent federal grasslands. Board your animals in the Mare Barn. Entertainment, tours, history, lodge, cabins, campgrounds, restaurant and more!!
Great video I'm not a horse person but in a previous video you said how sure footed a mule was compared to a horse and after watching this video you can see the dif between the two. Also who was the artists music you used great music
Haha yes big difference especially with our particular horse! 😂 she was only 2.5 years old in this video and she was sure clumsy on those slick creek rocks lol! We use a subscription for our music so that we can post our videos without copyright issues, I’m not sure you can find most of the songs elsewhere but the one with words in this video is a song called “Troubles” by Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors. You might be able to find it ☺️👍🏼 thank you for watching!
What an absolute great video .. one of your best .. what was the music in the video, if you can remember .. as always, I enjoyed the watch .. and YES, I enjoyed the commentary.. Onward and Upward is Still the Watchword !!
Thank you so much!! I can get the song names and artists for you, I’ll have to look them back up I can’t remember off the top of my head lol! We have a subscription to a site called musicbed.com so we are able to license music from there so that its copywrite free on RUclips ☺️👍🏼
I do a lot of tractor riding and keep my earbuds in .. I like the old cowboy music.. was just wondering if it may have been someone I could pull up on Spotify .. please don’t go to any trouble .. God bless ..
Thank you so much for the kind words! 😊 I hope you get to go some day! We really enjoyed it and we hope to go back soon! It’s a great experience with or without equines 😊
Your original video of this trip was very good and this one was even better. It was great to see all the critters, but my daughter and I agreed that the critter at 4:33 was the best one. She thinks that he is a handsome guy!
Hahaha! We just give Squirrel a treat and told him he has a NM fan club! 😊🙌🏼 we were talking about how different he looks now compared to in the video… his hair is much longer now!
Hello from Idaho...On recomendation of my Youtub friend "BORN 100 YEARS TOO LATE" I check out your blog on the BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. I really enjoyed it a great deal, so I have subscribed. I lived in the Blac;k Hills for two and a half years and found it one of the best places to live. I curretly live in Salmon, Idaho also a very nice place to live. Keep up the good work. Thanks
We sure appreciate Brett giving us a shout out! That’s awesome you lived in SD, so did Jason for a time. We like to get back there and see the black hills from time to time, such an amazing place! We have some good friends in Salmon. Your basically our neighbor living in Idaho, we live in Idaho as well ☺️
If you are ever heading east thru Cody, Wyoming. The😮 Museum of the American West is fantastic stop. It is 5 museums in 1 and will eat up am😮 entire day. Highly recommended. Keep working your plan.
You are living my dream. I have always wanted to explore the BACK COUNTRY WILDERNESS by horse/mule. Life got in the way and prevented it. 80 yrs old now.
Love you two! Hey, you want beautiful horse camp spots go up above Conconully, WA to Salmon Meadows! State Park beautiful Meadows, forest & nice pens. If you venture above there up Honeymoon Pass & Angel Pass there are more horse camp grounds. Amazing up there!😊
Oh wow! That sounds amazing! We’ve been through that country, but I didn’t even know there was such a nice horse facility there. That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing 😊🙌🏼
I've packed into the eastern Sierras north of Bishop, Calif with horses and mules for week long trips. I'd like to try the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. Packing in or just riding those areas is amazing; the sights, sounds and smells ! Thanks for sharing your rides, it's almost as good as being along.🇺🇸🐎☝
That’s awesome! We hope to explore that country some day (both the Bob and the eastern sierras) 😊 Thank you so much for watching and taking time to leave such a nice comment. We really appreciate it! 😊
. The one thing about the Sierras, the elevations going over the passes, you're up over 11,000 ft.. We always used the Rock Creek Pack Station stock because they were acclimated to the high altitude . It is truly inspiring to be "on top of the world " on horses and mules !
Living up near Spearfish SD and looking forward to exploring Custer on our mules too! I have a couple questions…. What saddles do you guys use and I really like your wife’s hat band! Enjoying your adventures and looking forward to having more of our own. Blessings
Thank you so much! That’s awesome that you guys live in the black hills- we love that area 😊 Alyssa rides a McCall saddle with quarter horse bars- it works pretty well because her white mule has a “horsey” shape. I use a Hud Roberts saddle with mule bars for my dun and it works pretty well and it was fairly affordable. We’d love to go have our mules measured for custom saddles one of these days 😊 And Alyssa’s hat band is from her friend at spruced plume- she’s an awesome lady and all her hat bands are all hand made in Wyoming 😊
His actual name in Lakota translates to His Horse is Crazy beautiful place and I've been there but I wonder what it was like before we headed west thanks kray
That’s an interesting fact! 😃 I wonder what my name would have been 🤔 “her mule is crazy” 😜 I wonder that too… can you imagine riding into new country and coming over a ridge to find a valley FULL of bison… that must have been a sight.
We live in Montana and this happen 25yrs. ago. We were on our way to Spanish Peaks and you have to drive through Ted Turners place to get there and then he had. Buffalo all over the place. They tried to attack the horse trailer.
@@MTN_BUILT I am working nn that.🥰 What's the difference between a horse and a mule on these trails? I am not experienced with mules at all. I had a horse when I was younger.
I don’t remember, knowing us probably just a cheapo kind 😂😂 this was last May! We wanted to re-edit the footage and put together another video since we have gotten better at editing and people are probably visiting the park around this time of year so maybe it will be fun for people to watch if they are planning to go there! ☺️
😂😂😂😂 Lonesome Dove one of the greatest movies of all time, tied with Jeremiah Johnson in my mind. They have round up every year in September… we’ve thought about applying but are usually busy bow hunting elk. One of these years that would be really neat to join in on the roundup! -Alyssa
@@mercurials54 it’s awesome, I think Yellowstone has more “WOW” factor but if you like less crowds and want to see something a little different, then I highly recommend. For us, living on one of the main highways into Yellowstone before we moved, we always dreaded the summer months and traffic lol. We’ve been to the park a few times but holy cow the crowds are crazy. It is gorgeous and something to behold, but Custer is a nice change up for sure ☺️
Thank you so much! The Buffalo were amazing to see- we really enjoyed it! 😊 And yes, I think it was around $15/night, but I can’t remember for sure. It was a great little spot to stay!
Easily the best yet. WOW, incredible cinematography, editing, story telling, everything. Just incredible.
Thank you so much!! That trip was so much fun! We’re scheming a trip back to that country soon 😊 Hope you guys have a great week!
I haven't rode a horse in over 60 years! Then I rode only on my late brother's farm. They were fun times. Custer State Park was my favorite place to camp for decades. Now I find my adventures exclusively on the internet. Your videos provide wonderful reminisce. Please continue sharing your adventures. BTW Kansas has wonderful hills & parks too. It's NOT flat.
Those are awesome memories! 😃 thank you for watching! We haven’t been to Kansas but some of the state looks so amazing with the cedars and hills! We always look at whitetail deer hunting properties and there are some beautiful places in Kansas it would be a state we would consider for sure ☺️
Loved traveling with you during the storm. I cannot travel anymore so this was a treat. To be able to ride with you was truly special to me.
The quality and editing of this video is AMAZING!
Thank you so much!! 😊
I thought that. Like a mini travel documentary. Loved it. 🐴😎🙋♀️❤️
So nice to see someone out who wants to see/admire the bison without disturbing them. Some of these people who go to Yellowstone and just get out of their cars and march right up to the bison there are just unbelievable. They think the bison are going to welcome them I guess.
lol yeah I just drove through Jackson the other day for work and it was ridiculous. A bison herd was crossing the road and everyone was out taking pictures making them nervous. No one knows how to drive through a herd, when to wait or when to go 🤦🏼♀️😂
The bison in Custer are rounded up by horseback every year so they seem to have some respect for equines but we wouldn’t push it. We just try to admire them from a distance 😂👍🏼
You two are living the dream!!
❤️ thank you for watching!! ☺️
This video gave me such a sense of calm. It's so relaxing and enjoyable to watch. My husband and I went to Crazy Horse and the Theodore Rosevelt monument during our van life adventures across the US. This video brought back all of those memories close to my heart! There's just something about the earth and being so connected with nature. It's how we were meant to be. This concrete, payment filled, suberbian, citified world is not a world of life, its too clustered, chaotic and fast paced. Love the realness and beauty of the true natural world you display in your videos and I hope your views skyrocket! Don't give up building your audience as you all have so much to give through these beautiful videos. As for reccomendations from a fellow equine lover- there's a place in North Carolina called "Love Valley" I've heard it's amazing as it's an old western town where you can ride your horses through it and experience what it was like in the Wild, Wild West. If you're feeling like a long road trip, I think it would be a great place to make memories! It's on my own bucket list. Happy Trails ya'll! 🐴
Wow thank you so much! The black hills really are such a special place. And I agree, the jungle of noise and concrete is not the world we want to live in. We hope we can offer an escape for people who are stuck in that lifestyle but dream of wide open spaces and living closer to the land ☺️ that place in N.C. Sounds amazing! If we ever end up over that way we will definitely check it out!
Videos just keep getting better and better. Thanks for the beautiful scenery and the trail ride. Feels like I’m riding along. And the music was cool.
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such a kind comment ☺️ we are so glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful Countryside. I love your mules.
Thank you so much! It really is beautiful there ☺️ we appreciate you watching!
Excellent video!! Thanks for sharing the beauty of the park. Keep them coming.
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching ☺️
How magical to be out there with bison 🦬 and your little herd. Weather was wild but you all came through brilliantly. Well done keeping your nerves, bet you had a couple of beers that night. ❤❤
Thank you so much! It was a really neat experience! (Especially after the fact 😂) it was awesome to see the bison running into the storm! ☺️ thank you for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment!
Great video Alyssa your a great commentator very clear and concise thanks kray
Thank you Kray! I really appreciate that! ☺️
Beautiful ride! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m very happy I just found you!
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such a nice comment 😊 We really appreciate it!
Great quality footage and awesome wildlife documentary. Love your positivity and deep appreciation of wildlife. The horses have done really great and so have you ❤
I love your videos, and adore the mules! I miss having equines in my life, so I live vicariously through y'all. Thank you for having such picturesque adventures we can follow along!
Thank you so much! That really means a lot to us 😊 Thank you for watching and taking time to leave such a nice comment.
Hey have you ever felt like you know people and have never met them? That’s how I feel about you guys, and it’s a weird feeling. And somehow I feel close to Alyssa, somehow but I can’t explain it. Just so ya know I am 52years old, just an old guy with grey hair. Hopefully I didn’t freak you guys out just wanted to share this with you guys. Never felt so connected to people I have never met. Thank you for this amazing video. And still my favorite chanel❤
Haha! Thank you so much for the kind words 😊 And I totally understand… we listen to several podcasts and we feel the same about the hosts, even though we’ve never met them lol
So glad I "happened " across your video. Absolutely amazing & I love your mules!❤
I've never ridden one, but I've read/ heard so much about how sensible and smart they are.
Hoping to see more of your travels 😊
Thank you so much! We’re thankful you found our channel as well! 😊🙌🏼 We’re in the beginning stages of building our channel, but we’re sure enjoying sharing our adventures. Thank you for watching and taking time to leave such a nice comment! 😊
I visited the Custer State Park and really agree with you as to the beauty of this park. I enjoyed viewing the Bison which decided to traverse the road in front of me and then follow the road passing by my vehicle in the hundreds. One female actually rubbed her head on my headlight for a good scratch. The moms and babies were hurried along by the larger males which I could hear grunting at them. I literally could have reached out of my truck window and touched them. I would say that this experience was a highlight of my life. I grew up in Nat'l Parks(Denali, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Kings Canyon) so have experienced wildlife and the beauty of our parks but this State Park was very special in its beauty.
Absolutely great video! Brought back many memories of riding out here. Had the opportunity to ride in the annual Bison Roundup with my horse a few years back in Custer State Park. Highly recommend seeing it if you ever get a chance to go back out there 😊
That’s awesome! We’ve wanted to apply for a few years to do that, but we are usually up in the mountains hunting when they are doing the round up! Sounds like it would be a blast though!! ☺️ thanks for watching!!
Black Hills is maybe my most favorite area in this country, mind you I still have a lot of ground to cover, but the Hills will always be towards the top of the list. I've never had the opportunity to do any trail riding. I've hunted there multiple time so have covered much terrain on foot, mostly southwest of the Deerfield area and west of the Rochford area.
If you ever get back check out the Spearfish Canyon, maybe have a lunch at the Moonshine Gulch Saloon in Rochford, definitely an experience. Thanks for the ride Al
The black hills really are just a special place! Thank you for the suggestion! We will have to stop in there if we go through that area ☺️ thanks for watching!
Been there, but not like you guy's just did. Wow, you were able to to see it, and from horseback. Thanks for taking us along, sharing yours thoughts. Horseback is so wonderful, the warmth, the smell, the love of sharing the love of life with a grand animal. I'm the horses enjoyed getting out and to see new things too. I'm sure they too felt the danger of being so-close to the dangerous and unpredictable buffalo. Enjoy life while you're young......it don't last long. Thanks again ......
Thank you! It was definitely an incredible way to experience it! We were surprised with how well the mules did with the Bison. 🦬 I’m thankful they weren’t more bothered by them and kept us all safe. We would 10/10 recommend that trip horseback! We will for sure be going back and riding there again when we can ☺️
Wonderful video. The mules are beautiful, sure footed creatures.
Thank you so much! 😊 we appreciate you watching!!
You guys went BACK TO SD!!!! Yes.. The wildlife is incredible. Red dog babies. Rugged mountains. Skies pierced by distant eagle and Hawk ❤
Unfortunately no with out work schedules this summer 🥲 but since my editing skills have gotten a little better we wanted to remake a better version of our other 2 videos ☺️🙌🏼 it’s such an amazing place!
I grew up trail riding on mules and this really had me missing those days, brought back a lot of memories. Thanks
Oh that’s so cool! We feel really fortunate to have our little herd 😊🙏🏼 They’re a blast!
Beautiful mules and ride. Thank you…from an old veteran, retired in the east Tennessee foothills of the Smoky Mountains.
Thank you so much for watching, and for the kind words… And even more so for your service to our country! We appreciate having the freedom to ride, hunt, and camp in this amazing country. 😊
I just rewatched this video on my buddy’s 72” TV and my phone does not do justice to your videos.The details are much better on his home jumbotron!
Haha very cool!! 😎
Great video! Thanks for visiting my backyard! Love CSP!
Thank you so much!! You live in an awesome place ☺️👍🏼 we absolutely love the black hills
We work way to much, this video made me realize that. Beautiful thanks so much
We are all for hard work but It’s so needed to take a break and just enjoy nature ☺️ ❤️ thank you so much for watching!
I have always enjoyed the mountains. My dad lived in Ten Sleep Wy, back in the 40s. Thanks for the ride.
I took my 3 daughters on a 20 state RV trip, late May/June, and the Black Hills area was one of their favorites.
Wow! What a trip! 20 states in an RV is no joke, especially if your daughters are young 😅😅 good for you, what a cool thing to do for your kids!! The black hills sure is amazing ☺️
That is an awesome place I agree l have been to Yellowstone but not Custer Park. Thanks for sharing stay well ❤❤
Thank you for watching!! ☺️ Custer is definitely worth visiting at least once, it’s a pretty neat place!
This city boy (Omaha) loved the video of my favorite place on earth The Black Hills! Keep doing these videos.
Awesome! Thanks for the kind words- we’re really glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Beautiful Video and I have to say I am a horse person but your mules are truly beautiful. Pam Watching from CA!
Thank you so much for watching and taking time to leave such a nice comment! We really appreciate it 😊
Beautiful ride, even in the rain !
It really was! And as soaked as we were, the thunderstorm made it a memorable experience!
Love your CSP rides! We ride west outside the park. Caught in a storm just like that without rain gear! Always bring rain gear!
Thank you! It’s such an amazing place! We always have our slickers tied on the saddle, that’s what we were wearing ☺️👍🏼
Beautiful !! I live vicariously through you guys and maybe one day my mule and I will do this too
Awesome! Thank you so much for watching 😊 You will definitely do it one day 😊🙏🏼
Looks like a really nice campground for equestrians and scenery!!!❤❤❤
It’s such an amazing spot for equestrians! We love it there ☺️
SOOOOOO Beautiful!! You Have to go to Harriman State Park, Island Park, Idaho.. you can't camp there, but there are lots of close places you could camp at. my friend and I go a couple of times a week, it NEVER gets old... in the fall, you can hear the Thrill of the elk, we've ridden with them.. A.. MAAZing!!!
Thank you! And that is a great recommendation! We’ve driven by there, but we’ve never checked it out… no we’ll have to! Thank you for sharing! 😊
Been there at the bandlands and also Custer, Crazy H. and Mt Rush.... way back in the summer of 1989. Fond mems with my fellow students at NDSU Fargo. Amazing
That’s awesome!! Sure is some neat country over there!
I love your videos and your way of life. Reminds me of my own. Thanks for taking us on scenic adventures! BTW, what kind of hat do you wear? I love it.
Thank you so much!! It’s made by serratelli hats ☺️
@MTN_BUILT thank you!
Thank you very much. Very interesting. I only knew the Black Hills from some movie or novel. They have beautiful mules. Greetings from Catalonia, Spain. The Catalan language is spoken here and obviously everyone knows the Spanish language.
Thank you so much for watching!! The black hills is such a neat place. ☺️
My wife, two girls and I had the best time of our lives doing all the same things and cant wait to do all over again
It’s a wonderful place! So glad you guys were able to go and enjoy it! ☺️
WOW! Awesome experience. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you so much! That was an incredible trip! We can’t wait to go back! 😊
I have worked in the Black Hills. Its beauty is not overstated here. It is like the rockies without the high alpine.
Agreed! It’s such a neat place. Jason used to work over there are well, some like to get back and see it every year if we can ☺️
Just beautiful country the all did great
It is! And thank you! We were proud of them for not getting boogered by the traffic and bison in the storm haha! We were sure proud of them ☺️
@@MTN_BUILT yes you should be great ride
Beautiful country. I really enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing your experience and adventure this was an awesome video ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for watching! ☺️ I’m so glad you enjoyed it! We appreciate you taking the time to leave a nice comment
Hey if you didn't know BLM has a buffalo round up every year. My father has participated in it twice and the first time his friend used a mule. Photos and experience looked amazing. Also I really enjoy your content 🎉.
We thought about applying to that last year but since it’s in September we are usually gone on hunts. That would be SO fun to take the mules!!! Maybe one day we can 😃 that’s so awesome that your dad has participated!!
Wow, 1st time to find y'all! Looking forward to back tracking through other videos and learning more about you two. So beautiful and love seeing mule riding!
Thank you so much! Welcome and thank you for watching! ☺️☺️
Another awesome video and we have three different bags of Cafe Mule headed to Kentucky!
Thank you so much! And very awesome! It’s great coffee and supports a really great longear loving family ☺️
That is how we have to live in this world enjoying the beuty of nature .
I enjoyed your video. Beautiful scenery and your mules are cool. Thank you.
Thanks so much! We appreciate you watching 😊
Love watching you all ride your mules through our country's parks. Which seemed to be great parks for mule rides. We never had any mules the family my brother had horses that's about it but we always loved mules
Thank you so much! It really was a great park for riding… we already can’t wait to go back! 😊
Horses and mules are both great! There’s something refreshing about spending time around good equines 😊
Just found your channel. Wow, what awesome video you guys have! Wondering what cameras you use. The adventure was super interesting even for a motorcyclist like me! I understand how you enjoy the outdoors! Well done!
Thank you so much! We use a Sonny A7IV and DJI osmo’s but the riding portion of this video was filmed by our phone 14 pro because it was raining so much lol!
Thank you for watching! ☺️
Great video , thanks for sharing your travels!
Thank you so much for watching ☺️
One of your best videos. Great edit. Like the trail riding.
Thank you so much!! 😊
That is a beautiful park. Haven’t been there for 30 years. Maybe time to go back. Not sure how my old guy would react to a bison but he is a retired outfitters horse so guessing he would do better than most. Thanks for the video. Enjoyed it
I bet he’d do just fine!! And that park really is beautiful! We’re already excited to go back ourselves 😊
Rode my Missouri Fox-trotter from Fort Meade, SD south on the Centennial Trail (before it was so named) through Wind Cave and south to Fort Robinson-my favorite place. Ten days & 210 miles with just my three good companions: my rifle, my pony, and me. That was forty-years-ago! This was when Palmer Gulch trail rides was Smitty's Trail Rides. I agree, the Blacks Hills offer so much more than Yellowstone. Centennial was originally the Silver Arrow Boy Scout Trail. Got hailed on once then too. Ray Smith, founder of the original Circle B Chuckwagon Show put me and Erik up for the night and got me up on stage. I was dressed as an 1875 US Cavalry Trooper. The author of Moon of Popping Trees was there and he signed my forest service map. I donated my album of that trip to the museum at Fort Robinson just a few years ago. One of the highlights of my life. Watching of you riding brought tears to my eyes.
Wow! That’s amazing! What an adventure! 😊 It’s a dream of ours to do a ride like that some day. For now, we feel fortunate to just do day ride and little loops into the backcountry, but something like that would be amazing!
Thanks so much for watching and for taking time to share your story 😊
Do yourselves a big favor and go riding at Fort Robinson State Park in Nebraska's best kept secret! An army post from 1874 through WWII. It was the Army's Remount Center where they bred and trained horses and mules. Beautiful Pine Ridge of Nebraska one-hour south of Hot Springs, SD. 22,000 acres to ride not to mention the adjacent federal grasslands. Board your animals in the Mare Barn. Entertainment, tours, history, lodge, cabins, campgrounds, restaurant and more!!
Nice ride & Bison to boot!!
Thank you! I was right there with you.
We appreciate you watching!! ☺️
Beautiful place. Great camera work. A little different have riding mules and a pack horse. Usually the other way around lol!
Haha yeah it is! 😂 thank you so much! 😊
Great video I'm not a horse person but in a previous video you said how sure footed a mule was compared to a horse and after watching this video you can see the dif between the two. Also who was the artists music you used great music
Haha yes big difference especially with our particular horse! 😂 she was only 2.5 years old in this video and she was sure clumsy on those slick creek rocks lol!
We use a subscription for our music so that we can post our videos without copyright issues, I’m not sure you can find most of the songs elsewhere but the one with words in this video is a song called “Troubles” by Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors. You might be able to find it ☺️👍🏼 thank you for watching!
What an absolute great video .. one of your best .. what was the music in the video, if you can remember .. as always, I enjoyed the watch .. and YES, I enjoyed the commentary..
Onward and Upward is Still the Watchword !!
Thank you so much!! I can get the song names and artists for you, I’ll have to look them back up I can’t remember off the top of my head lol! We have a subscription to a site called musicbed.com so we are able to license music from there so that its copywrite free on RUclips ☺️👍🏼
I do a lot of tractor riding and keep my earbuds in .. I like the old cowboy music.. was just wondering if it may have been someone I could pull up on Spotify .. please don’t go to any trouble ..
God bless ..
Great video, love your mules,keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! We really appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a nice comment ☺️
My dad visited Custer State Park many years ago. I hope to get there one day. I really enjoy your videos!
Thank you so much for the kind words! 😊 I hope you get to go some day! We really enjoyed it and we hope to go back soon! It’s a great experience with or without equines 😊
I learned about your channel from Brett Vaughn, Born 100 Years Too Late. I'm glad he made this recommendation.
We love Brett’s channel ☺️ that was so kind of him to suggest us. Welcome and thanks for watching!
Your original video of this trip was very good and this one was even better. It was great to see all the critters, but my daughter and I agreed that the critter at 4:33 was the best one. She thinks that he is a handsome guy!
Hahaha! We just give Squirrel a treat and told him he has a NM fan club! 😊🙌🏼 we were talking about how different he looks now compared to in the video… his hair is much longer now!
@@MTN_BUILT If he gets a treat every time we compliment him, he'll be getting a ton of compliments! Make sure Yeti is spoiled as well.
Haha! Sounds like a plan! 😂🙌🏼 They both get plenty spoiled 😬
Thank you for sharing your adventures. Have you ever thought of attending the buffalo round up? That looks like it would be very interesting!
Thanks for the kind words! We would LOVE to go to the Buffalo roundup one of these years! It’s definitely on our list! 😊
Hello from Idaho...On recomendation of my Youtub friend "BORN 100 YEARS TOO LATE" I check out your blog on the BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. I really enjoyed it a great deal, so I have subscribed. I lived in the Blac;k Hills for two and a half years and found it one of the best places to live. I curretly live in Salmon, Idaho also a very nice place to live. Keep up the good work. Thanks
We sure appreciate Brett giving us a shout out! That’s awesome you lived in SD, so did Jason for a time. We like to get back there and see the black hills from time to time, such an amazing place!
We have some good friends in Salmon. Your basically our neighbor living in Idaho, we live in Idaho as well ☺️
If you are ever heading east thru Cody, Wyoming. The😮 Museum of the American West is fantastic stop. It is 5 museums in 1 and will eat up am😮 entire day. Highly recommended. Keep working your plan.
We didn’t get a chance to stop by there last time we were through but it’s definitely on our list next time!! 😃 thank you so much!! 😊
You guys are awesome...keep up the good work...I wish you had a 800 number to order merch on
Thank you!! We appreciate the thought regardless!! ☺️
Nice video! Glad to see you guys enjoying life!
Thank you so much! We’ve been super fortunate, and that was a really fun trip 😊
You are living my dream. I have always wanted to explore the BACK COUNTRY WILDERNESS by horse/mule. Life got in the way and prevented it. 80 yrs old now.
Oh wow! We really appreciate you taking time to watch 😊 We feel super fortunate to get to live this lifestyle 🙏🏼
Love you two! Hey, you want beautiful horse camp spots go up above Conconully, WA to Salmon Meadows! State Park beautiful Meadows, forest & nice pens. If you venture above there up Honeymoon Pass & Angel Pass there are more horse camp grounds. Amazing up there!😊
Oh wow! That sounds amazing! We’ve been through that country, but I didn’t even know there was such a nice horse facility there. That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing 😊🙌🏼
Saludos y vendiciones desde Jalisco Mexico 🇲🇽 ❤, gracias por sus videos nos gustan mucho
Thank you so much for watching and leaving such a nice comment! We really enjoy making these little videos 😊
Love your animal with the black tipped ears. So striking. Looked a good time at Custer. On my list.
Thank you so much! That was a really enjoyable trip 😊 I hope you make it out there some day.
Very enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment! We appreciate it! ☺️
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👍thanks for the ride
Thanks for watching!! 😊🙌🏼
Haven't changed my mind after last night's debate its still Clyde for president
Hahaha! 😂👍🏼
Clyde would be my pick also. :). A true gentleman.
I've packed into the eastern Sierras north of Bishop, Calif with horses and mules for week long trips. I'd like to try the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana.
Packing in or just riding those areas is amazing; the sights, sounds and smells ! Thanks for sharing your rides, it's almost as good as being along.🇺🇸🐎☝
That’s awesome! We hope to explore that country some day (both the Bob and the eastern sierras) 😊
Thank you so much for watching and taking time to leave such a nice comment. We really appreciate it! 😊
. The one thing about the Sierras, the elevations going over the passes, you're up over 11,000 ft.. We always used the Rock Creek Pack Station stock because they were acclimated to the high altitude . It is truly inspiring to be "on top of the world " on horses and mules !
Living up near Spearfish SD and looking forward to exploring Custer on our mules too! I have a couple questions…. What saddles do you guys use and I really like your wife’s hat band! Enjoying your adventures and looking forward to having more of our own. Blessings
Thank you so much! That’s awesome that you guys live in the black hills- we love that area 😊 Alyssa rides a McCall saddle with quarter horse bars- it works pretty well because her white mule has a “horsey” shape. I use a Hud Roberts saddle with mule bars for my dun and it works pretty well and it was fairly affordable. We’d love to go have our mules measured for custom saddles one of these days 😊
And Alyssa’s hat band is from her friend at spruced plume- she’s an awesome lady and all her hat bands are all hand made in Wyoming 😊
His actual name in Lakota translates to His Horse is Crazy beautiful place and I've been there but I wonder what it was like before we headed west thanks kray
That’s an interesting fact! 😃 I wonder what my name would have been 🤔 “her mule is crazy” 😜 I wonder that too… can you imagine riding into new country and coming over a ridge to find a valley FULL of bison… that must have been a sight.
@@MTN_BUILT I think it would have been Lightened Heart thanks kray
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@@MTN_BUILT you didn't say what kind of hotdogs those were and I'm glad to see you cooking and have you heard of campers stew and when was this
We live in Montana and this happen 25yrs. ago. We were on our way to Spanish Peaks and you have to drive through Ted Turners place to get there and then he had. Buffalo all over the place. They tried to attack the horse trailer.
Great video!
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching ☺️
Great ride. Congrats!
Thank you so much!
Custer is great! Thanks for sharing
Absolutely! And yes it really is- we already can’t wait to go back! 😊🙌🏼
Life goals!😍
Hopefully you can make it happen! 😊 Life with mules and horses is so enjoyable. We feel super fortunate 🙏🏼😊
@@MTN_BUILT I am working nn that.🥰 What's the difference between a horse and a mule on these trails? I am not experienced with mules at all. I had a horse when I was younger.
Beautiful peaceful area that’s the part of hunting I enjoy most the scouting 😎😘
It’s fun to watch the bison calves 😃
@@MTN_BUILT oops I hit the wrong emoji it was supposed to be this 😎🍻
Watching now what kind of hot dogs and when was this thanks kray
I don’t remember, knowing us probably just a cheapo kind 😂😂 this was last May! We wanted to re-edit the footage and put together another video since we have gotten better at editing and people are probably visiting the park around this time of year so maybe it will be fun for people to watch if they are planning to go there! ☺️
Good stuff ... very cinematic good job looks like a great place ..
Thank you Brett! That was a super fun trip! We already can’t wait to go back 😊
@@MTN_BUILT only one complaint .. whole time I thought about this ruclips.net/video/V4fFvgwjtqo/видео.htmlsi=7T8rfN5osxFiDsw0
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Lonesome Dove one of the greatest movies of all time, tied with Jeremiah Johnson in my mind. They have round up every year in September… we’ve thought about applying but are usually busy bow hunting elk. One of these years that would be really neat to join in on the roundup! -Alyssa
Loved the video!!
Thank you so much! We appreciate you taking the time to watch AND comment! ☺️
Loved this video, thanks.
Thank you for watching!!
If you ever come to Tennessee. Try Big South Fork.
Awesome!! Thank you!
Beautiful video.
Thank you so much ☺️
Beautiful ride !
Thank you!! 😊
Awesome video
@@normalincoln8502 thank you so much 😊
Been to Yellowstone 3 times and recently a coworker recommended Custer state park.
@@mercurials54 it’s awesome, I think Yellowstone has more “WOW” factor but if you like less crowds and want to see something a little different, then I highly recommend. For us, living on one of the main highways into Yellowstone before we moved, we always dreaded the summer months and traffic lol. We’ve been to the park a few times but holy cow the crowds are crazy. It is gorgeous and something to behold, but Custer is a nice change up for sure ☺️
Nice video. Great photography and editing. Very pretty area and the buffalo make it better. This must be a pay campground? Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! The Buffalo were amazing to see- we really enjoyed it! 😊 And yes, I think it was around $15/night, but I can’t remember for sure. It was a great little spot to stay!
I subscribed and will watch every film you make! Thanks for the dream
Thank you so much!!
That salad looks good and even better with some balsamic vinegarette. js
That’s a good point!! 😊 It was delicious… everything tastes better when you’re camping 😊