Day 72

After a morning of sleeping in and catching up on work, we headed into town to experience Deadwood!

In 1876, the Wild West town of Deadwood was born when prospectors came across a gulch full of dead trees and a creek full of gold. Historic Deadwood, SD is just as wild today as it was when legends like Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Seth Bullock roamed the streets. We even saw the historic site where Wild Bill was shot! Dan's parents joined us for a delicious lunch at Mustang Sally's. And, Myra got a new headband! 

We took a BEAUTIFUL drive out to Devil's Tower, passing tons of wildlife, including many mule deer, and an entire field of adorable screaming Prairie Dogs! Devil's Tower was the first national monument in the United States, founded by President Theodore Rosevelt in 1906. 

After sunset, we went to an awesome restaurant called Buffalo Jump steakhouse, where we all tried..... ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS! They were.... fine. But we're glad we tried them! Dinner was wonderful, and we even had some fancy drinks, including a Cadbury cream egg martini.

After dinner, we headed back to Deadwood for a poker and casino adventure. ​Tomorrow, we're at the Homestake Opera House at 7pm and hope that everyone comes out for a great show!