On May 25, the 6th day of the bus tour, we drove from Sheridan, Wyoming to Custer State Park in South Dakota, and stayed two nights at the State Game Lodge within Custer State Park.
On route to Custer State Park, we drove through the Big Horn Moutain range, stopped at the Devil's Tower in Wyoming, and at Deadwood, South Dakota in the Black Hills before reaching our destination for the evening.
Big Horn Moutain Range, Wyoming
This moutain range was rocky and craggy and reminded me of the scenes from cowboy movies I watched as a girl - ambushes, sharp shooting, covered wagons, etc.
Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming
The Devil's Tower is a butte, an igneous intrusion, in Wyoming. In this NE corner of Wyoming, Black Hills pine forests merge with rolling plains of grasslands. The tower is mentioned in American Indian folklore. In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed it the first national monument.
Deadwood
Kevin Costner has a residence nearby Deadwood and has several business interests in Deadwood, including a local bus touring company that tours the highlights of old Deadwood, the Midnight Star casino, and a restaurant "Diamond Lil's" where the group went for lunch.
The walls of Diamond Lil's restaurant are filled with displays of the costumes from the movies Kevin Costner has starred in. Here is his Elvis costume from the movie "Three Thousand Miles to Graceland":
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| Staircase from Casino up to Diamond Lil's Restaurant |
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| Old Deadwood |
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