A Day in Deadwood

After watching the HBO series about Deadwood, I felt like I knew this place intimately. So, it was really a lot of fun to actually visit the town, all of which is designated as a historical landmark. In the picture above I'm standing with one of the re-enactors in front of the site where Wild Bill Hickok was gunned down by Jack McCall during a card game.


Today the town is a mecca for bikers. Next week almost 60,000 bikers will come to Sturgis and Deadwood for their annual rally.


We visited the Broken Boot Gold Mine on the outskirts of town where Trevor and Tyson panned for gold and actually found a few flakes.

My high point of the day was going to one of those photography places that dresses you up in old-timey clothes and takes pictures that look a hundred years old. What a hoot! We couldn't wait the couple of hours it was going to take to get the pictures, so they will mail them to us.

In spite of the many casinos and bars, we all liked Deadwood.