Meeting Wild Bill and Calamity Jane

Hey all y'all !

I know its been a bit since our last post. But our trip has been full of company and fun, therefore harder to post up some of our madness!

The last time we talked we were leaving Custer, SD on our way to the rough n ready town of Deadwood, SD. What a time that was! The actual saloon were Wild Bill was shot was closed for renovation, but we visited the temporary spot of Old Saloon No. 10. It was a true old western bar, full of drunks, gambling, and women of the night (not really). I was able to get in on some reasonable blackjack games, and ended up winning a little money. Apart, naturally, from any money that I had sitting on the table and Nicole came back around for her next ration for slots, or drinks. All in all it was a great time though. Everyone there was having a good time and it became very contagious!

We were fortunate to stay in a town about three miles from Deadwood called Lead. The hotel was the old city hall, and we stayed in the defense room. The high vaulted ceilings and thin walls gave great character to this little abode that we called home for two days. It seems everywhere we have been going we tend to refer to as home. No matter if its hours or days, we build camp, go explore, then say, "Shall we return to our homestead?" Its been a crazy adventure measured by days at a time, seeming as if we left Seattle years ago. But that's the way it is, we have been living out of a small car moving towards a final destination that will offer us things unknown.

Surprisingly in the Lead/Deadwood area there are these amazing services called taxis! We were unsure staying in the neighboring town but for a cheap fare (non-sharable between two groups going to the same town) you can get a ride to Deadwood and vice versa. Good quality service with a smile and an occasional mohawk.

We had a great time in Deadwood, it was a great place to unwind and let loose and not feel like we were blowing our wad on gambling and drinks. Highly recommended to anyone in the area. Surprisingly close to Sturgis as well if you want to ride your bike over and stay in an old western spot, this is it! We stayed in the Bullock hotel, a great reasonable place that kept me thinking of the HBO series and raised my interesting in gold mining once again.

Next stop : Wall Drug and The Badlands
Money lost in Deadwood : $20 bux