Deadwood

Random stop number...whatever...was Deadwood, SD.  It was an old wild west town home to characters like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock.  There were supposedly some great museums in the area, and in season there are duels at noon in the middle of the street.  It is a city full of life...in the summer.  In March it is a very quiet ghost town.  There was literally nothing open on a Monday morning, so the kids entertained themselves by dancing on a park bench.  

We had a good tip from a local about a donut joint that was up and running, so we picked up a dozen donuts and went up the hill to the local cemetery.  We visited the graves of two iconic wild west heroes, Wild Bill and Calamity Jane, and then decided that we would rather go on a hike and eat our donuts than stick around Deadwood.  Even though it looked like it belonged in a movie set, it wasn't the place for us. 

On our way out of town we stopped by a gold mine, and that was cool.  It was just a very large hole in the ground, but GOLD came out of that hole in the ground.  Actually, it reminded me a lot of Kennecott Mine in South Jordan.