Thunderhorse Enterprises - Private tours in the Pine Ridge area of Nebraska

		Greetings Vacationer, I would like to guide you through the former Sioux Treaty Territory that is now includes adjoining portions of Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska. This was the land of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Red Cloud. This region is still largely undeveloped and retains scenic expansive vistas and wildlife that greeted the scouts, and fur traders. In addition to this rich history with you will experience the Black Hills, Badlands, High Plains, Pine Ridge and Platte Valley through my eyes as a naturalist and geologist/paleontologist. This training provides a ecological context in time and recent history. We will explore a spectacular land with as many diverse, developed and pristine attractions as any major tourist destination in the United States. I can take the hassle out of exploring, by handling the logistics, spare your vehicle the hazards of back road and off road terrain, and arrange a custom tour specific to your interests within a 150-mile radius of Fort Robinson State Park. This may include wildlife, "ghost towns", mines, fossil and rock hunting localities, and developed attractions. The most frequent comment I’ve received during my career is; ‘We visited there on our own but we didn’t really see it until we saw it with you.’
Toadstool - 30 million years old Rhino tracks

This is your opportunity to benefit from my 40 years of geologic experience specific to this region combined with 25 experience years in tourism, especially developing and conducting group tours. Thunder Horse Enterprises can suggest and or arrange lodging and shuttle service with regional airports at Rapid City, Chadron, and Scottsbluff.
		Duck tracks - 30 million years old

TOURS

Departure point White River Deli, Second Street across from Lovers Leap Winery the return point. (free wine tasting)

Half Day Tour

Badlands -Trailside Museum. Pasture 27, Toadstool, Hudson Meng-Bison Site Dutch Lunch (optional) at Cook Shack. Rock Collecting

Full Day Tours, reserve your choice and date

Platte Valley: Oregon Trail, Chimney Rock, Scott’s Bluff Monument, Fort Laramie, and Agate Springs National Monument.

Black Hills: Sampler, Cave of choice, Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse Mountain, Skyline Drive, School of Mines Geology Museum or Journey Museum, Prairies Edge (optional). Wildlife loop. Return via US 71. (Choose four destinations)

Crazy Horse’s Pine Ridge: Fort Robinson, Historic Museum and Guard House,(break at farmers market) Museum of Fur Trade, Beaver Wall, White Clay drive through, (Lunch at Sue Big Crow Recreation Center), Wounded Knee, Red Cloud Heritage Center Chapel and Art Museum. Prairie Winds Casino (Optional). Pine Ridge and Badlands back roads.

Spanish Diggings: Paleo-Indian quartzite quarry, dating 10,000 years ago to 1700’s. On the west side of Rawhide Buttes (Hartville uplift) excellent view of Front Range and Laramie peak. Some four hundred square miles of quarries, "teepee rings" hearths, chipping stations, and locality markers. The tour includes flint knapping and atlatl demonstrations. Tail gate lunch enroute.

RATES

Flat rate includes enroute presentations, admissions at attractions and permit fees, cold water provided. Does not include lunch. Preschool children go free. Hassle free day, factor fuel, beating your vehicle on gravel and dirt back roads, a knowledgeable guide, and having a customized personal tour of the Pine Ridge, Badlands, Black Hills or Platte Valley.

HALF DAY $60.00 a group of ( 1-4 ) additional participants $10.00 each (5-7)

FULL DAY $150.00 group of 1-4; additional participants ( 5-7) $25.00 each

Gem and Mineral Discount $10.00 for half day tour $20.00 for Full Day tour.

Negotiable Rates for school groups, clubs, organizations with own transportation, rates and destinations, and presentations.

RESERVATIONS MAY BE MADE A WEEK IN ADVANCE with a $25.00 Deposit. Deposits refundable with full week notice prior to tour date. Balance due the date of the tour.