Our last day in Wyoming began early as usual with breakfast and breaking camp. We then went straight to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody. This an amazing center with five museums under one roof. There is the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum, a natural history museum, a museum of western art, a Plains Indian museum and the Cody Firearms Museum. We spent most of our time in the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum and the natural history museum, but did see some of all the museums. They were all very interesting. Buffalo Bill was quite a character and we all learned much about his life. Katie and Ashley both enjoyed the natural history museum the most. There was also an exhibit of art about the Lewis and Clark expedition and Ben and Millie enjoyed this tremendously. After several hours at the museum we headed to Dairy Queen for a quick lunch (it was VERY good) and then hit the road for our journey to Deadwood, South Dakota. The trip took us the length of Wyoming and through the Big Horn Mountains. This is a beautiful mountain range with very unique scenery. After descending several thousand feet the topography flattened significantly and we entered the Black Hills and with them South Dakota. This is the 11th state we have visited on our journey and today we passed 3000 miles. Shortly after arriving in South Dakota we reached our destination of Deadwood. Deadwood is an old mining town that has seen a resurgence with several casinos, but seems to maintain an authentic western feel. Tomorrow we head to Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse monument.
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I love the slide show. It looks like you are having a great time. Thank you for posting the blog!!!
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Dan, you have done a wonderful job with this blog!! I've been so impressed with your descriptive journaling and, complimented by the fabulous photos, it's made us all just want to die to be there. I was sharing it with the gals at work and Sue wanted to know if you'd be going to the Bill Cody museum...she'll be so excited to find out that you did go. She says you could spend 3 whole days in that complex and not read and see everything. She had to drag her husband out of there a few weeks ago, I think. Anyway, thanks so much for sharing the details of your trip with those of us hear at home where the grass is starting to get crunchy and there's no rain on the horizon. As always, God bless and be safe!
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