Pte Tali Yapa (tay tah-lee yah-pah) is the Lakota name for the unique entry into the Black Hills that we now know as Buffalo Gap. The Gap in question can be entered by turning onto the 7-11 Road (named for a ranch, there are no 7-11 stores anywhere near here) from Highway 79.
As you wind your way along this road you'll notice several interesting things. First, it's absolutely beautiful with the rich red earth known local as the red racetrack of Lakota stories or the Spearfish Formation to geologists.
There are a couple small ranches along the road, and not much else created by humans, other than some very interesting "junk art" sculptures such as a cowboy lassoing a dragon made from old car and farm machinery parts.
If you look west from the Gap, you'll see the southern Black Hills, look east and there's the wide open prairie, with the Badlands not far beyond. From the end of 7-11 Road you can turn left and head into the town of Hot Springs (with its famous minerals baths and spas) or right to Wind Cave National Park.
You can also still see the buffalo as you drive along the road through buffalo gap. Look behind the high buffalo fencing and if you're lucky you'll catch a glimpse of the bison herd that lives on the restored prairie of Wind Cave National Park.
As you wind your way along this road you'll notice several interesting things. First, it's absolutely beautiful with the rich red earth known local as the red racetrack of Lakota stories or the Spearfish Formation to geologists.
There are a couple small ranches along the road, and not much else created by humans, other than some very interesting "junk art" sculptures such as a cowboy lassoing a dragon made from old car and farm machinery parts.
If you look west from the Gap, you'll see the southern Black Hills, look east and there's the wide open prairie, with the Badlands not far beyond. From the end of 7-11 Road you can turn left and head into the town of Hot Springs (with its famous minerals baths and spas) or right to Wind Cave National Park.
You can also still see the buffalo as you drive along the road through buffalo gap. Look behind the high buffalo fencing and if you're lucky you'll catch a glimpse of the bison herd that lives on the restored prairie of Wind Cave National Park.
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