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Belle Fourche

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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Deadwood

Deadwood is known for being a bawdy, decadent town during the 1800s. Not much has changed. It celebrates sin, but in a tired, listless, pathetic way rather than in the glamorous, exciting, flashy way that Vegas does. We went mostly … Continue reading

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Crazy Horse Memorial

There’s a part of me that thinks the Crazy Horse Memorial is just silly. Then there’s another part of me that thinks so too. But it’s one of the things to do in the Black Hills, so we did it. … Continue reading

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Jewel Cave National Monument

Our friends arrived at 10:30 on Thursday morning. We drove into Custer and ate lunch at Baker’s Bakery, then headed west to Jewel Cave National Monument. We bought tickets for the Scenic Tour, which meant that we had almost two … Continue reading

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Check This One Off My Bucket List

As I was leaving Custer, headed back to our lodge with breakfast, I noticed a flock of Wild Turkeys in the parking lot of a rock shop/gift store. I pulled into the lot and took a couple photos. There were … Continue reading

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