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Beautiful scenery, fresh air, hiking, yoga and a cold brew. Hikes & Hops is an event all about enjoying the good things in life.

Hikes & Hops, sponsored by The Yoga Studio in Rapid City, is a chance take a break and experience the scenery and the breweries in the Black Hills.

Participants will gather at The Yoga Studio, where they’ll be transported to Spearfish Canyon. They’ll hike for about an hour, followed by a 45-minute yoga class taught by Sarah Pioske. Participants will need to bring water, comfortable hiking shoes, layers of clothing appropriate to the weather that day, and a towel or yoga mat.

Then, it’s time to relax. Participants will go to Crow Peak Brewing for a flight of craft beer before returning to Rapid City.

“Life is all about balance, and that is what we teach is balance in your life,” said Bridget Whittle, owner of The Yoga Studio. “The idea is to get outside and enjoy the beautiful place where we live and also to have some fun afterward. It’s all about balance and having fun.”

Yoga teacher Pioske and her husband like craft beers, and they inspired the idea for Hikes & Hops. “There’s all these amazing breweries popping up in the Black Hills. We thought it would be a great way to explore them,” Whittle said.