Well we pulled out of the Badlands and headed for Mt Rushmore. You know....., we learned that the original idea, by Doane Robinson, a state historian, was to do various massive rock sculptures along this route depicting General Custer, Buffalo Bill Cody, Lewis and Clark, Chief Joseph and other legendary Sioux warriors marching along South Dakota's skyline. Then along came Gutzon Borglum, who in his wisdom decided that there should be one large sculpture of American presidents. He chose these four to symbolize the development of the U S. Personally, we liked the original idea better...... Mt Rushmore is indeed impressive, but the surrounding facilities made it look like just another tourist trap. We went on to see the Crazy Horse sculpture still under construction, but chose to view it from the road for similar reasons.
Deadwood was our next stop - you remember that - the place where Wild Bill Hickok was shot and killed. Some of you may know it from the HBO series. This was a fun stop. Many of it's buildings downtown are still standing from the 1800's. We did the tourist thing of watching the shootout depicted by the locals. It was fun. And of course we had to lose a little money in the small storefront casinos.
Trivia questions - 1. What is the deadman's hand?
2. Who is buried next to Wild Bill?
4 comments:
I think a "Dead Man's hand is aces and eights. Maybe black aces and eights. My guess for who is buried next to Wild Bill - Calamity Jane???? Wasn't he her true love?
Your pics are incredible! Devil's Tower is amazing! What a trip!
Enjoy!
Debbie
Aces and Eights. If not Calamity Jane,then his horse.
Don Diego
...and another thing. When next in Montana, don't forget Trixies in Ovando. ...and, you're so close to Glacier Nat'l Park and Waterton on the Canadian side. By the way, the Blackfoot River runs in and around Ovando.
Hey, guys - Scott's still behind you - in Butte, Montana tonight. Headed to Yellowstone and on to Mt. Rushmore.
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