DEADWOOD
Once famed for being one of the wildest towns in the Wild West Deadwood
laid host to such characters as Calamity
Jane, Wild
Bill Hickock, Poker Alice, Potato
Creek Johnny and Seth Bullock. Today it
retains much of its old world charm and combines it
with some of the best casinos and entertainment in the State.
In June and July there's even a rodeo
series.
Adams Memorial Museum
The Adams Memorial Museum, provides a useful alternative to
the casinos of the town and is famed as being the oldest
museum in the Black Hills. It contains numerous memorabilia
from Deadwood's lively past and from the surrounding area For
more information click HERE.
Bear Butte State Park
Six miles north-east of Sturgis, South Dakota on Hwy. 79 lies
the sentinel mountain of 'Mato Paha, better known as Bear Butte, the sacred
mountain of the Sioux and Cheyenne. Visitors can view the
wild buffalo or hike to the summit. For more tourist
information click HERE.
Bear Butte has been the subject of an intense debate between the Native
American Indian, for whom the site has been a sacred
religious ground for centuries, and the United States
Government. For an excellent insight into this click HERE.
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Devils Tower
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Devils Tower
Situated on the Wyoming pains, Devils Tower was
Americas first natural monument and is surrounded by
Indian legend. This visual oddity, the core of an ancient
volcano, today provides some of the most challenging climbing
in the area. For more information click HERE.
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Badlands
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THE BADLANDS
Just south of Interstate 90 between Rapid City and Sioux Falls,
the Badlands National Park with its jagged cliffs, deep
canyons and flat topped buttes provides one of the most
stunning geological displays on earth. A must for
photographers! For more information click HERE.