Deadwood, South Dakota

September 6, 2023 – Deadwood, South Dakota

 

 

Up early to another perfect morning – clear and cool.  Down for the standard breakfast – scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns and juice.  Again – OK but a distant second to a typical European hotel breakfast (eggs, cheeses, ham, salami, fruit, good coffee, etc. etc.)

 

Checked out and got on the road to Deadwood (sounds like a book title).  The problem was that we were in a southern suburb of Denver and we needed to go north – at morning rush hour, no less.  But Margaret got on to the computer to check the traffic maps and plotted a pretty painless route around the congestion.  So off we went, northbound on I-25 toward Wyoming.  Foothills of the Rockies on the left and a great, flat expanse in the right.  The air here is pretty hazy – Robert thinks it is because of the higher humidity here, compared to the deserts of Arizona.  No Tucson-blue skies here.

 

Things went well as we headed north on I-25 and then on US-85 until we reach the junction of US-85 and Colorado-585 where the road was blocked because of a motorcycle accident up ahead.  We were advised to take 585 to pick up I-90 at Sundance, then I-90 to Deadwood.  Being prudent people, that’s what we did and got to Deadwood at about 2:45.

 

We checked into the Doubletree that is part of the Cadillac Jack Casino, unloaded into our room (412) and relaxed for a bit.  Then we set out to drive through historic Deadwood.  The oldtown has many buildings dating to the late 1800’s – kind of reminiscent of Bisbee.  Deadwood has some notoriety as being the place where Wild Bill Hickock was shot in the back while playing poker.  He was holding two pair – aces and eights, now known as “The Deadman’s Hand”.

 

Back to Cadillac Jack’s and the restaurant Flyt, where steak is the specialty.  We each had a lettuce wedge, with blue cheese and bacon, followed by bacon-wrapped filet (rare, of course), baked potato and sauteed mushrooms.  Add a bottle of Justin Cabernet Sauvignon from Los Robles.

 

Done for the day (no gambling), so back to the room to relax and watch the U.S. Open.  Tomorrow, a short jaunt to Sioux Falls.

 

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