Deadwood South Dakota

I had been hear years ago, like 60, so I didn't remember much about it, but it is infamous in all the westerns because this is where they shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back holding aces and eights!

On the way to Deadwood we stopped at Hill City, hopping to see the steam engine that runs between Hill City and Keystone, but we missed it by 15 min.  But we looked around a bit at the station,  it was too hot to stay long.

This was the original one.

These were pictures of our room at the Iron Horse Inn.

Boot Hill

This is where they were both barred but not the original markers for Bill as his were stolen twice, somebody really didn't like him.  Needless to say.

view of Deadwood

across the way is a open pit mine, that is closed now, but is 3000 feet deep, this place, Deadwood is high,  45088 feet in elevation.  No wonder we were puffing.

Wild Bill Bronze in the begging of the City.

Now it was on to Butte 528 miles, but we wanted to get to Big Arm Mt the next day and not be late, to see Marsha and Vin.  Marsha has had a bit of a setback, so it was going to be a short visit.

On the way we stopped for a quick visit to the Little Big Horne monument, and I mean Short, it was so crowed and hot we couldn't do much.

 Then on to Montana

Flathead Lake

Marsha Vin and Ed

And me with Marsha and Vin

There yard

And House.

And you know what happened next so now it is on to Spokane.

Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse

Ok, first off all those that said Mt Rushmore wasn't worth more then driving by, I have to disagree.. and even our hotel host in Murdo, said it would cost $50 dollars to park at the park were also wrong!  It cost a mere $11 and was well worth it as our car was in a garage out of the sun, and the sun was brutal that day.
So we checked out and headed west to Mt. Rushmore arriving on the 4th.  The weather was warm and clear.

 Anyone who isn't awestruck by this... well heck.

I should have had a hat on, as I got a sunburn on my forehead!

And the presidents were there too!  I asked them to come back and help the country now, but they said they couldn't.  Too bad!

Ed in the dining room they used in North by North West.  Remember that is where they shot  Cary Grant!

Now it was onto The Crazy Horse Park, now that Was expensive for what it was,,,, $11 Each!

View from the parking lot.

Indian Bead work and clothing in the Museum

Ed and I by a typical, they say Teepee, it was really pretty, wish I could have gotten a good picture of the inside.

Below is what he will look like some day, there is a lot of stories about this place, you really need to Google it.

Beautiful Bronze in the Front of the Museum

 Now it was onto Deadwood.