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Mt. Coolidge

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Roger

We stuck closer to home on Saturday and drove the Wildlife Loop Road in Custer State Park — after eating breakfast at Baker’s Bakery, of course. Our first stop was the Mount Coolidge Fire Tower. In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge … Continue reading →

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Devil’s Tower National Monument, Wyoming

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Roger

Devil’s Tower is cool, but if you’re not a rock climber, there isn’t a lot to do there. Even the park web site, under “Things To Do” only lists hiking and looking at a sculpture of smoke. We spent a … Continue reading →

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Aladdin General Store

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Roger

As we drove from Belle Fourche to Devil’s Tower it occurred to us that we were thirsty. The next town on the map was Aladdin, but it didn’t look like there was much to it. There wasn’t. The town was … Continue reading →

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Wyoming

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Roger
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Geographic Center of the U.S.

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Roger

The first stop on our Flagrant Spontaneity Tour was Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The name means “beautiful fork,” but we didn’t go into any restaurants to see if this was appropriate. Somewhere I had read that there was a monument … Continue reading →

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