In an ever-changing world, we find ourselves seeking consistency. Learning from our ancestors may seem a thing of the past, but in a post-covid world, we’re beginning to regret losing the skills of the older and wiser generations that came before us. As we age, treasures are no longer those of any monetary value, but hand-me-down trinkets from our great-great grandmothers. After lock down, many are finally finding value again in “getting back to their roots”. Entire generations are craving to grow a garden and can their own vegetables. Many are asking for their family sourdough recipes, wanting the tattered cards with coffee stains enhancing the beauty of the hundred-year-old cursive directions. Some of these treasures aren’t items at all, but sage advice passed down from those we love. Advice about enjoying the people around you, not the things. Advice about how important it is for your mind and body to spend time in the silence of nature.
If you, too, are wanting to get back to your roots and live a simpler life, spending time at Elkhorn Ridge Resort on the Historic Frawley Ranch just might do the trick. The ranch is alive with Wild West history, wildlife, and wild sunsets. It’s like taking a step back in time, before South Dakota was even established as a state, to walk the same paths that the Frawley family trod. In the Black Hills, the stars still shine in an onyx sky, the bugling elk still roam the valleys, and the trout still flourish in the mountain creeks.
The Frawley Ranch is on the National Historic Registry for a reason. The air sizzles with the rich history of the Deadwood Gold Rush, when “the cowboy way” was just surviving day-to-day life as a pioneer. Book your stay at Elkhorn Ridge Resort to get back to your roots, live the simple life, and discover the history of the Wild West.
