I was deeply disappointed that we did not see a single alien at Devil's Tower. I thought the movie was timeless enough and that the park people would have enough of a sense of humor to automatically include an alien or two at the gift shop.
My disappointment regarding Deadwood, South Dakota, which we glanced at on the way back, was of a more serious nature. To anyone who wants to see the town where Wild Bill Hickok drew his Aces & Eights, "forget it." Except for Kevin Cosner's western museum, which we did not take in, the town offers no historical or tourist attractions. The town appears to include nothing but casinos -- casinos lining the streets, extending fully to the sidewalks. Avoid Deadwood! By the way, there appears no consensus on the fifth card which joined the two black aces and two black eights in Hickok's hand. The sources I've glanced at suggest it was a diamond.
Now, Devil's Tower, a sight worth seeing:
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| Our last day in the Black Hills included a drive through Custer State Park to Wind Cave National Park, and a journey through Wind Cave. We have no good pictures from inside the cave. We took an amazing tour. Unlike Mammoth Cave or Carlsbad Caverns, this cave doesn't include wide openings. Instead, one makes a series of journeys through narrow, winding passages. The tour we took was pretty routine, but was still considerably more 'cavey' than anything I'd experienced before. Allison's snap-shot of the cave's original entrance is our only picture. The final pictures are from Custer State Park, which abounds in wildlife. | |
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