This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Spearfish South Dakota.

If you've never explored the Black Hills of South Dakota, Spearfish is the place to start.

Picture a free-spirited town in the middle of a million-acre national forest.

There are pine woods all over and mountains on all sides.

Here there's all kinds of adventures to be had.

Hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, fly fishing, and much more.

You can start in Spearfish Canyon for unreal scenes and waterfalls like Bridal Vale Falls.

Then stretch your legs on 76 trail Trail, Crow Peak, and Old Baldy.

When you've worked up an appetite, come back into town for local cuisine and craft

bruise. And don't just take it from me. Go to Tripadvisor, type in Spearfish Canyon,

and read what visitors have to say about the place.

Get a free adventure guide to this unique destination

at visit spearfish.

From Outside magazine and PRX,

this is the outside podcast. If I were to ask you right now to tell me the favorite part of your day, what would you say? It's a hard question in the

middle of a pandemic, right? I know because I've been asking people and most of them

hesitate before responding.

And it's not because of a crappy video chat connection.

Our days are confusing, and we are all struggling to find normalcy,

let alone moments when we're not feeling anxious or

downright terrified.

Thinking about the highlight of our day, that's tough.

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