brianb@tekig1.UUCP (Brian Batson) (06/04/84)
I'm looking for and will appreciate information on areas of interest in the southwestern corner of South Dakota, near the Black Hills. I'll be passing through for 2 nights/1 day and want to catch some good spots. I prefer natural beauty to man-made and will definitely want to stay in a campground for the 2 nights. Any recommendations? There seems to be a multitude of sights and experiences just waiting ... thanks
rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (06/05/84)
Well, outside of Mt. Rushmore, of course, you just have to go see the ...hmm, crazy horse monument? You will know it when you get to the area. To me it is the most monumental rip-off of nature of all time. There is this old man and his family who are systematically reducing a beautiful mountain to rubble in the name of making a monument to the indians. It is paid for by the contributions of visitors. Every once in a while they go out and blow up some more mountain. At the visitor center there are models that make you sort of want to puke. Part of the monument is to be a gigantic tablet with a poem inscribed on it in xx ft high letters (readable from mars on a clear day, no doubt). When you read this immortal verse you probably will puke. After that you realize that this project couldn't be pulled off by these folks in 10 generations and you are glad they are just ripping off a living from the people. The rubble pile will look infinitely better than the statue they are trying to create. Just musn't miss it. Also highly recommended: graves of Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane in Deadwood. Denuded hills around deadwood are interesting. Slightly further west don't miss ...hmm Devil's something or other national monument near Sundance in Wyoming. Its very interesting geologically, has neat groundhogs, is the first national monument, and you will recognize it as the landing place of the saucer in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. hound!rfg
sct@lanl-a.UUCP (06/08/84)
> .. Also highly recommended: graves of Calamity Jane and Buffalo > Bill in Deadwood. Sorry to object but having grown up in Denver I can truthfully state that Buffalo Bill is buried on Lookout Mountain near Denver and not in Deadwood SD. Could you mean Wild Bill Hickock instead?
jdb@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf) (06/12/84)
> From: sct@lanl-a.UUCP > Sorry to object but having grown up in Denver I can truthfully state > that Buffalo Bill is buried on Lookout Mountain near Denver and not in > Deadwood SD. Could you mean Wild Bill Hickock instead? Perhaps the grave near Denver is that of Buffalo Bill at an earlier age? :-) -- Dr Memory ...{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!qubix!jdb