GART Day 5 - Exploring Deadwood
We spent all day doing fun things in Deadwood. I climb as many stairs as I could. We went on tour of the city and the graveyard. We went to every casino in town and gambled in most of them. We learned about Wild Bill Hicock, the reason Deadwood's famous. We ate ice cream and watched gunfights. We milked everything out of this town that we could. And it was a lot of fun.
We were both exhausted by about 7:00, so we decided to head back to the hotel. We bought a couple of subs at the sub shop, then decided to go on the go-karts and bumper boats because we're young and fun! I think Tamara had a little too much fun spraying me with the water cannons on the bumper boats. I told her next time we do this I'm just going to save her the trouble and jump into the pool.
We still had a couple of bonus coupons to use at the hotel, so we decided to do a little more gambling. When we went over to the bar to get a couple of beers, we were told that drinks were free if we were gambling. You mean I could have been drinking FREE BEER this entire time?! I told the bartender that he hilariously opened the floodgates. I'm pretty sure he got tired of seeing me showing up with an empty glass, but there was FREE BEER on the line! Come on!
I also spoke a little with one of the cashiers, and she recommended that we visit Wind Cave. With all the caves in the area, it's been difficult to decide on one to go to. But she's really into caves and dropped this one without hesitation, so I'm willing to bet it's a good choice.
Deadwood has been fun, but exhausting. We've only been here two nights, but I feel like we've been here about a week. Soon I'm going to need a vacation from my vacation.
3 comments:
I love deadwood!The tv show, not the place, but I've always thought it would be fun to go there. Yippeee for you!
It must have been a great experience, places like that are world famous and it is rare to be able to tour around a legendary place like that, not many places hold the same fascination as Deadwood or maybe Tombstone, these are icons of the old west and almost everyone on the planet has proberbly heard them.
Your mileage may vary, obviously. But I was giddy -- GIDDY -- with excitement the moment we got into town. And now, almost a year later, that feeling still hasn't completely left me.
I felt comfortable there, like I'd been there for years. And there was so much to do that two days wasn't nearly enough to really let the feeling of the place wash completely over you. There was even a tour to the gold mine -- now closed -- that originally brought fame to Deadwood in the 1800s. But we didn't have a chance to do that.
Of course, the place was really touristy: hotels newly renovated to look authentically western; gunfights in the street every day at 2:00 and 4:00; ice cream and souvenir shops every 10 feet; and gambling everywhere. And while I understand the necessity of this on one level, it's still somewhat disappointing to me that the rustic charm and history of this place is overwritten by something so commercial.
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