The Black Hills of South Dakota, known as Paha Sapa to the Lakota, are a place warriors once awaited visions. And while this Native American tradition is all but lost the images remain vivid. Gigantic granite carvings, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial, set the stage. Indian lore and Wild West legend provide the characters. - General Custer, Red Cloud, Wild Bill Hickok, Poker Alice, George Hearst, Gutzon Borglum, Peter Norbeck, and Korczak Ziolkowski to name a few. - Ponderosa pine forest, scenic caves, gold camps, historic trains, hiking trails and wildlife (most notably bison) round out the experience. And while it may be difficult to envision the Black Hills as the center of the universe, it is easy to picture this sacred spot as a place of beginning.