Wild Bill Hickok lived by that adage…until August 2, 1876, when sitting with his back to the door (duh!) he was shot in the back and died while playing poker in Deadwood, SD. Hickok gained fame through being a scout, a lawman, and a poker player. Often all at the same time. His gal pal, […]
Time: 2:47pm Mileage: 4,694.4 Driver: Colleen Song: Midnight Rider (Allman Brothers) Big sky country – the sky opens up and the stars are endless. Or so we’ve been told. It’s more like big gray sky country today. Big gray rainy sky country. But it is big. And rainy. And real purty.
Time: 1:45pm Mileage: 4,644.4 Driver: Colleen Song: Technicolor Love (New Radicals) The same as South Dakota and yet different somehow. More northern in some way … The gas was old school … full service option, restaurant attached, there were showers for the truckers (Colleen reports that the showers were empty – she checked stalls .. twice.) […]
Time: 12:02pm Mileage: 4,040.2 Driver: Laura Song: Dark Lady (Cher) The birthplace of Larry Wilcox! Plus, of course, national parks, big mountains and other natural wonders. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any national parks, natural wonders, big mountains or even Larry Wilcox.
I Wish I Knew How to Quit You No really. I wish I knew how to quit you, but you have the keys to the car…Wyoming and all it’s environs are spectacular, just like Laura!
The Crazy Horse Memorial – started as a response to Rushmore in 1939. It’s not finished yet. The sculptor turned down federal funds and instead the Memorial is funded through private donations, fundraising campaigns and tourism. The visitors center is huge. The parking lot is huger. The mountainside, however, is still missing most of the […]
1,000 miles to drive – and four states – scheduled for today but we didn’t hit the road until 5:00am. Mt Rushmore beckoned, and they don’t do the 24 hour thing. It was raining, there was a thunderstorm, and the road construction issues continue, but at 8:00am we bought our ticket and headed up to […]
Those white spaces you see on the Verizon map? We’ve been there. No phone, no wireless .. just like in olden times.