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Black Hills
... down the road. The donkeys are used to human interaction and apparently get a lot of handouts from tourists. I lowered the window to capture a closeup and was nearly accosted by an aggressive begging donkey….roll the window back up. A little further down the road and one lone buffalo wandered along the roadside, playing hooky from the roundup. The “Wildlife Loop” was living up to its name.
Next up, Crazy Horse ...
Day 5 - Deadwood SD
... 8217;t all wearing sandals. In Midnight Star, there were all these outfits that Kevin Costner had worn in movies like Dances with Wolves, The Body Guard, The Guardian, and Desperado. The atmosphere of these bars/casinos made you feel as if you were there in the 1876 when Wild Bill was shot. This was somewhere I would recommend to anyone and would love to go back to.
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Dead Mans Hand
Day 8
Today we headed off to the little town of Deadwood. It's where Wild Bill Hickock was shot dead playing a poker game. We witnessed his shooting at the bar he was playing cards at. He was shot from behind. His hand was aces and 8's, thats where they got the term "A dead mans hand" ( another fun fact). Deadwood is also ...
Tatanka, the story of the bison
... br> Our next stop was at Lead, SD, the location of the biggest gold mine in North America, and it closed in 2002.
The Homestake Gold Mine was founded during the gold rush of 1876. In June of 1877, George Hearst, bought the four and a half acre claim for $70,000. He and his wife had one son, William Randolph Hearst, who managed his father's newspaper business, the ...
Wild Bill Hickok Shooting & Trial of Jack McCall
... part of the jury (you should have seen their faces when they were selected for jury duty) at the Trial of Jack McCall.
Check out the pictures.
The actors also provided some music prior to the trial.
The jury accepted bribe money and found Jack McCall NOT guilty -- see the bribe $$ that Jim & Rose received.
It was a fun day for all.
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