hermosa.

Hermosa, S.D.: the best of both worlds. I photographed another town for the Hometowns series. Just like the piece on Wasta a few posts below, I spend a day in Hermosa, a place with the small town feel yet close enough to Rapid City to enjoy "big city" amenities.

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costume season.

A Playboy bunny, cave people and an American flag. I took this at a homecoming parade earlier this month. But with Halloween fast approaching today seems like a good day to post this picture.

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pine ridge on native american day.

While the rest of the country observes Columbus Day, South Dakota celebrates Native American Day. I took this opportunity to visit the Pine Ridge Reservation and I met a family my friend met last month. They are an amazing group and I snapped some photographs too.

small town soap box derby.

I went down to Wasta, S.D., to photograph the town for a monthly series the paper does called Hometowns. When I visited the Wasta Bar, I knew I had to return a few days later to cover the fourth annual soap box derby. Glad I went back.

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weird scenic.

I stopped by Scenic, S.D., earlier this week. It's a ghost town east of Rapid City and there is some crazy "found art" inside the abandoned homes there.

autumn is coming... er it's here already.

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police cadets turn forty.

I followed a few police cadets around Rapid City last month. The cadets put in volunteer hours in exchange for on-the-job training. I even did a ride-along with officer Matt Almeida, a Rapid City police officer who completed the police cadet program.

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a house fire from labor day.

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cross-country is hard.

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