You are now at a site where two massive canyons come together. This is perhaps the most spectacular view of the entire drive. Huge cloud formations can be found hovering overhead at various times of the year. In the Fall months you can view from here the tree leaves begin tuning their colors.

Looking right (toward Savoy) Spearfish Canyon continues to the left and Little Spearfish heads off to the right. On your left and down the canyon, directly over the top of the highway, notice the pink-colored rock midway on the slope. This is Englewood limestone.

Another good example of stratigraphic layering is at Savoy. Left, across the Canyon, three layers of sedimentary rock can be easily seen. The creek and the highway. between this stop and the last one at Cheyenne Crossing. are right on top of the Deadwood formation.

Savoy lies 15 miles south of Spearfish. In the early days visitors could come to Savoy on the train from Elmore (further up the can yon). Savoy was home to the Lepke-McLaughlin sawmill in 1892. A small cabin was used as an office and later became the first room of the original Latchstring Inn, removed in 1989 and now the site of the Latchstring Restaurant.

Roughlock Falls lies west of Savoy. up Little Spearfish Canyon. and is a popular picnicking site. Until the current roadway was built there was a steep grade in the road to the falls area. It was tough going for horse-drawn vehicles, wagons and sleds (often with loads of logs) and drivers "rough-locked" the wheels, using rope or chain, so they would drag instead of turn. If drivers forgot, their vehicles stood a good chance of having an accident.

The red stemmed Red Osier Dogwood, in the area, marks more of Eastern Deciduous Forest influence.