After doing the laundry last evening I was really tired. Slept really well last night. This morning all refreshed we deceide that we will go to Deadwood then travel north through Spearfish Canyon before returning to the motorhome.
When we were here in 2007, we were on the motorcycles. What a difference it makes touring in the car. We wish we had our motorcycles, so that we could tour the great routes that they suggest for the motorcycle rally, once again.
The city of Deadwood was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967. The city is where Wild Bill Hickok was shot and he is buried in the local cemetery. The cemetery is up the hill and it is very steep, so Nancy took pictures from the parking lot, as you can't drive into the cemetery. You must walk! Calamity Jane is buried next to Wild Bill, rumor has it they were married, but records don't show that they were ever married.
The city itself has paver streets, buildings as they were more than 125 years ago, complete with "wild women" in the upper windows. They allow gambling in Deadwood one of the only cities in S.D. to have gambling. They have trolly cars that run up and down Main Street asparking is almost non-existent. The old railroad station has been turned into a small museum. The whole town is picture perfect, and Nancy did just that.
From there we headed out to Spearfish canyon. On the motorcycles, you can hear the stream alongside the road with every curve. In the car with windows and sunroof open you can hear, but it just doesn't compare. It is a scenic drive and the cliffs are so steep, and the forest so green and the stream so near. The stream is flowing fast, but after Bridal Veil Falls, the stream is dry. We get into Spearfish and find a place to eat lunch. Then Nancy does a little shopping in the city before heading back to the motorhome.
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Are you ever going to post the pictures of Deadwood? Let me know, I'd love to see them.
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