This morning we rode back down Vanocker Canyon to tour Wonderland Cave. I remember touring one, quite possibly Rushmore Cave, with my family during summer vacation as a kid and wanted to show Ray. I don't think he was too enthusiastic about it, nor was he thrilled about having to take the bike down a long, LONG gravel road. Then we ending up having to wait before the tour began for more people to join, but our group ended up just being 3 other ladies from Michigan and us, so it ended up not taking as long as expected. Nothing like power touring to get as much in as fast as possible! In the end, it was all worth it!
Ray was quite intriqued and I was busy snapping pictures left right and crazy. T
here were so many different types of stalagmites growing up from the floor and stalagtites growing down from the ceiling, and sometimes meeting in the middle. You would think once you've seen one you've seen them all, but the the tour guide not only had the correct names for each type but nick names for certain formations as well. There was bacon, the bat, popcorn, bugs bunny with carrots, and I even named one myself they missed and brought their attention to, and who knows, maybe next time they do a tour, they will use it! Benjamin Franklin! How fitting for the history of the area but gee you'd think an American would have caught that one rather than a Canadian - lol) He's just missing his glasses no?A
fter touring the cave, we headed back to the Nemo Road and the 385 to Deadwood to tour Mount Moriah Cemetary where Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane are buried. We even hiked to the top off the bluff to see Seth Bullock's grave, that overlooked Mount Roosevelt, where Seth had erected a monument after the death of hiss friend President Roosevelt and renamed the peak in honour of his late friend.
fter touring the cave, we headed back to the Nemo Road and the 385 to Deadwood to tour Mount Moriah Cemetary where Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane are buried. We even hiked to the top off the bluff to see Seth Bullock's grave, that overlooked Mount Roosevelt, where Seth had erected a monument after the death of hiss friend President Roosevelt and renamed the peak in honour of his late friend.It was a hot and sunny afternoon and thankfully we had ditched our leathers but still huffed and puffed all the way to the top of the hill. Boy it's time to quit smoking soon (and glad to say have since then) but enjoyed the view and the walk back down before hopping on the bike once again to explore more.
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on the agenda was to head back to Leads in search of The Boars Nest. I thought it was between Leads and Deadwood, but it was between Leads and Spearfish Canyon After stopping for directions, we found it, and even the owner was there. We may have missed all the action when it was open during the bike rally, but he was able to spend time telling us the history, the fire and the plan for the future. After buying a t-shirt for Morgan & Dee (owners of The Boars Nest in Seven Persons) we headed back to Leads and stopped at the Stampmill for lunch before touring the Adams Museum in Deadwood.
on the agenda was to head back to Leads in search of The Boars Nest. I thought it was between Leads and Deadwood, but it was between Leads and Spearfish Canyon After stopping for directions, we found it, and even the owner was there. We may have missed all the action when it was open during the bike rally, but he was able to spend time telling us the history, the fire and the plan for the future. After buying a t-shirt for Morgan & Dee (owners of The Boars Nest in Seven Persons) we headed back to Leads and stopped at the Stampmill for lunch before touring the Adams Museum in Deadwood. I used to work at the Glenwood Museum in my hometown of Souris Manitboa when I was a teen, and my parents are still on the board of directors, so museums are really my thing, or so I thought. I discovered Ray is also totally into them so I can't wait to take him to the Manitoba Museum (of Man and Nature) in Winnipeg next time we go to my home province. The Nonsuch Gallery is still there, and takes you back in time to waterfront of 17th century England. Now I am reveling in the future while reliving the past... while reliving the past!
Before 
leaving town, Ray got a chance to play poker at the Franklin Inn once again and I got to do some more shopping, okay we both did, and at the end of the day, we stopped for a beer at The Stockade to watch the entertainment, and breathe in our last breath of Deadwood. Even with all the foul language of the HBO series, it still was a great show and peaked our interest enough to want to visit South Dakota. How convenient that it's so close to the biggest motorcycle rally in North America. More like how lucky for us - even with all the bad weather and back luck of singers falling off the stage!
leaving town, Ray got a chance to play poker at the Franklin Inn once again and I got to do some more shopping, okay we both did, and at the end of the day, we stopped for a beer at The Stockade to watch the entertainment, and breathe in our last breath of Deadwood. Even with all the foul language of the HBO series, it still was a great show and peaked our interest enough to want to visit South Dakota. How convenient that it's so close to the biggest motorcycle rally in North America. More like how lucky for us - even with all the bad weather and back luck of singers falling off the stage!Tomorrow we leave for the Devils Tower, Wyoming and Yellowstone Park, which of course I have been to before as a kid and can't wait to show Ray Old Faithful Gyser and maybe even Jellystone Park, or maybe I should wait on that until we are with the grandkids! The trip is still moving forward and back in time, and I don't want it to end!
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