Day 22 – Mt Rushmore SD

Last night and early this morning we had more thunderstorms. It did clear up when we took off at 10 for Deadwood. This was Bill’s choice. It took us a little over an hour to get there. The old train station is now a neat visitors center with movies and exhibits. We went to get lunch at the Deadwood Social Club which is above Saloon #10 where Wild Bill Hickok was killed. There was only one other couple eating there, but the food was decent. We took the elevator down to the Saloon and exited right at the stage area of the 1pm re-enactment of Wild Bill’s demise. We couldn’t get out, so we just stood there. Bill was picked to be a part of the presentation as a poker player with Wild Bill. That is the weird item of the day, so check out the Rushmore Area photos. This took a half hour.

When this was finished, it was pouring down rain outside. Bill rushed back up to the Silverado to do his little bit of gambling. He won $40. Mandy had texted that she was offered a promotion to office manager, so I ducked into a store front to call her. I think she is going to take the job, so that was good news today. We drove to Mt. Moriah cemetery where Hickok and Calamity Jane and others are buried, but it was still raining hard. We decided to pass, and came on back, stopping at the grocery. It is now a pretty evening.