Cedar Wood Inn Deadwood

... Spearfish Canyon again some time, and spend more time there. The Roughlock Falls canyon is magical. There is a film location where part of "Dances with Wolves" was filmed not far from Roughlock Falls. (I also found some Riesling Truffles at a local country store that were delicious! Never seen those before. Wish I could send some of them to those of you who I know also like Riesling.)

... then and double up, but.....
What fun would that have been? We went all the way down to double zero. Walked out only with the free beer we got while playing. Lesson learned I guess....

Deadwood was very cool, next stop is Mt. Rushmore, probably fairly in the morning. There is lots to explore in this area, so we may be here for a couple days.

... at a steakhouse saloon and bar (yes, no more fast food for now). The food in itself (steak, potato, and more) was quite delicious and got me satisfied like crazy. In addition, I would like to thank Fat Tire beer for helping me get insanely full (aka BLOATED). sadly, I wasn't able to have my FREE drink back in my hotel because I was way too full to even get one. At least the coupons didn't go to waste because my family eventually used them.

Mount Rushmore is next!

... packed into the car like sardines.) My rather large elk antler makes quite a good 'clothes line' back there for wet bathing suits.

All the way back to our campground Brady begged to go swimming in the pool. Today is SOOOO cold. In the 50s! (There may be a heat wave on the West Coast but we're not feeling it here!) The pool was heated so we uncovered it and the minute it was ready ...

... as it turned out I ended up partying on til the early hours.

The afternoon started off checking out some of the bars before stopping into Saloon No.10. It boasts as being the spot where Wild Bill was shot. The original bar burnt down but this reconstructed to look like the original bar. It was a great spot for a drink and I ended up talking to a couple who were visting there from Canada and having some drinks with them. They were quite suprised to see an ...

... as did the Woodworth Toyota Corrolla that we put a million miles on while we were home! Thanks Again Woodworths!!! :-) We had a wonderful holiday in Deadwood. The weather was perfect and we spent two days skiing with the kids. Josey and the twins took lessons and had a wonderful time. By the end of day two Josey was going down the big hills off the chair lift. No ...

... heading into a lovely suburb that contained an unusual building - a Norwegian style Stave Church. There was a wedding on outside so we explored the beautiful church, visited the grass-roofed shop and looked at the museum. The church is superb and doesn't contain a nail. Even the surrounding suburb has a Norse feel to it. We headed back to the motel and split up. Andy & Stewart headed out for a Mongolian BBQ while Gillian and Sue went for a TGI meal. Both were superb. The motel had ...

... everywhere. Even after a little cleanup work, a lot of these things still remain. One of the most striking monuments is a statue of an angel erected to honor the memory of two-year-old Oscar Stanley Rewman, who died July 6, 1891. It's positively beautiful, and really captures the essence of Victorian Deadwood. It's just a couple blocks up from Main Street, and is easily walkable. I'll put the locator pin as close to the cemetery access as possible.

... of the deep forest.
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