Day Ten: Deadwood & Casper

This is the view from the Holiday Inn in Rapid City. We were sad to leave. We all had a little crush on Rapid City. 

To fortify himself for the long day of driving ahead, Owen demolished a diner breakfast:

 

And it was a VERY long drive. We made a brief stop in the humid hill town of Deadwood, South Dakota.

Here, Mark and Jennifer paid their respects at the graves of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, their interest rooted entirely in devotion to the defunct HBO series. 

After that, the day was all about white-knuckled driving. See that green thing on the seat next to Isabel?

 An antique smoking table that cost $84 at a Rapid City antiques store. What a find.

This is not a hospital, it is the Holiday Inn in Casper, Wyoming:

There were several hundred swallows nesting in the eaves, but inside it was gorgeous and luxurious. This was Jennifer and Isabel's favorite hotel of the entire trip. 

We liked downtown Casper, but not as much as Rapid City.