Black Hills

24.05.25 Early Morning - DeGeest Cabin (Black Hills)

By Scott Shephard

This morning, just as the rising sun was touching the tips of these trees with its golden light, I launched the drone to see what I could see. My main interest was in picturing “the Cabin” in its setting. It’s always interesting to see things as the soaring hawks do given that ground level views become mundane.

From this vantage point I see that the Earth itself is mostly unchanged, that the trees have grown and that the Cabin perseveres. I have weathered the most, I think, which is the way it goes.

It occurs to me that this place, built almost a half a century ago, is more than a house. It is an important repository of shared and personal history. It contains countless stories. Tears have been shed here and there have been a few arguments. But it has mainly been a place of joy and laughter.

And, as I think Clint and Glenyce intended all those years ago, the Black Hills cabin is all about family. We’re lucky to have this little place in the Hills.

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