We wrapped up our time in the Rapid City, South Dakota area yesterday. We had previously went to see Mount Rushmore, Custer, Black Hills Forrest and several other attractions, which I previously blogged about. A couple of days ago we took a trip to Deadwood to check it out. It's primarily known as the place where Wild Bill Hickock was gunned down during a card game.
We spent the afternoon walking around the town of Deadwood. It's quite the 'tourist' attaction for sure, which lot's of casinos and souvenir shops. We were going to check out the cemetery where Wild Bill and Calamity Jane were buried...but didn't feel the need to "pay" $10.00 each to get in! That's just a bit much.
It's time to move on. We left Rapid City early this morning and decided to stop over in Mitchell, South Dakota, which is the halfway point of our next stop...Minneapolis, Minnesota. Huh? Yep, that's right...Minneapolis. Why? We're headed towards the Great Lakes for some travel and decided to cut through the Twin Cities area for a couple of days. There's a nice RV Park/Huge Casino complex near there and also only a few miles down the road from "Mall of America".
I'm hardly a big shopper, but since we were essentially driving through the area, I thought why not? So that's where we're headed tomorrow. Actually, I think it will be kind of interesting to see the largest mall in America. I doubt we'll see too much of it, as we'll probably only last 2-3 hours of walking. But sounds like fun.
Exactly 'where' are we headed when we leave the Twin Cities area? After all, the Great Lakes area consists of several states! Well....hmmmmmm, we're not really sure yet. I've been doing lot's of research and think we'll probably spend at least a couple of weeks in the Michigan area, or, at least that's the current plan as of tonight.
Whew! I'm embarassed to admit I'm tired this evening. We drove 300 miles today and went and grabbed a bite to eat after setting up, so when we got back home I just crashed on the bed. Wasn't sure I had the energy to type this update! I know, I know...pretty whiney excuse huh? I don't expect any sympathy!
Well, that's a wrap for this update. Hope you had a wonderful day today. Until later~
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