Readers recommend

South Dakota: Badlands

Circle View Guest Ranch, 20055 E. Highway 44, Scenic 57780; (605) 433-5582; www.circleviewranch.com. “The house, with seven guest rooms, sits atop a butte with a 360-degree view -- south to the White River and Pine Ridge Reservation, west to gorgeous sunsets, north and east to Badlands buttes and grasslands. It’s a working ranch and a place to get in touch with the rugged beauty of the Badlands and the Black Hills.” Doubles from $80.

MARGERY POPE

Sherman Oaks

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