Overlooking the town of Deadwood, SD 

Wild Bill Hickok's Grave in Deadwood 

Leaving the "Hills"

Sept 18-23....We continued our visit in the Black Hills by driving around and seeing the sites. The weather has been great. We spent a day in the Deadwood/Lead area. We went on a great tour that took us through the town and to "Boothill" where Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane are buried. The town is full of casinos which supports the restorations of their history. Did you know that Wild Bill was only in Deadwood for 62 days before he was murdered? Kevin Costner owns one of the casinos and has all his costumes from his movies displayed there. They also have a great museum that shows the towns colorful history. We also went back to Mount Rushmore again for the evening lighting ceremony. It was spectacular and very patriotic - the park ranger gave a talk, showed a movie on a huge screen and then the lights were turned on the monument while the audience sang the Stars Spangled Banner. Today we left the Black Hills and are now in Denver until Monday.

Mount Rushmore - it was a beautiful day for the photo! 

The T-Rex Dinosaur 

On the Road Again!

Sep 11 - 17...After 2 months it is time to say goodbye to our Montana family. We left the "Big Flat" area of Montana on the 13th and spent a couple of nights at Ft. Peck Dam and a night visiting with Dixie's aunt and uncle in Baker, Mt. While at Ft. Peck we stayed at the Army Corp of Engineer "Downstream" campground which was very nice. We went to the Interpretive Center that just opened in May 05. It had several Dinosaur bones (including a full replica of a T-Rex) as well as one of the best "wildlife" displays we have every seen. They had "stuffed everything"! We didn't know Montana was so rich with Dinosaur fossils. We made it to the Black Hills on the 16th and settled into our "home" for a week at Rushmore Shadows RV resort. Today we took in the sites of Mount Rushmore, the Borglum Historical Center (he was the sculptor of Mt. Rushmore) and the National Presidents Wax Museum. All were very worthwhile - we had quite a history lesson today! More on the Black Hills to come.......the internet connection is pretty slow so no sure I will be able to get the photos on yet.

Dad & Mom at their new home in Great Falls 

Uncle Doug & Shay helping with the move! 

Ready to Roll

Sep 2 - 10...The Harvest is complete! We also completed Mom & Dad's move last weekend and got eveything put away this weekend. With that we will be moving on to destinations unknown. We plan to leave on Tue, the 13th and spend a couple of days at Fort Peck Dam near Glasgow, Mt and then overnight at Dixie's Aunt & Uncles in Baker, Mt. By next Friday we should be in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We will spend the next couple of days getting the Motorhome ready to roll!

Hamilton Farms Semi receives wheat from the combine 

Sunset over Dixie's "big" hometown of Hogeland, Mt. 

The Harvest Spools Down

Aug 23-Sep 1...The Harvest Continues! With any luck the harvest will be completed within the next couple of days! We've made a couple of trips to Great Falls as Mom & Dad closed on their house and we have started moving a few things. Some of us are on the way again today & will spend a couple of days putting things away. Mike will stay here and continue to drive truck. Last night we celebrated our nephew, Tyler's 8th Birthday in the field when we took supper out (we even had ballons and "Sponge Bob" decorations). We were told that he was taken to the field when he was only 4 days old for the first time so I guess it's only fitting that he has his party there. We continue to see an abundance of wildlife - the other day while driving I saw 2 skunks and a badger all within about 10yrds. It was hard to figure out who the "preditor" was but I kinda think it was the badger as he was quite large. The deer and the antalope seem to be "playing & roaming" everwhere (at least until hunting season begins). We even have a couple of resident bunny rabbits around the motorhome that visit regularily. Then of course we have the cats and dogs - such is life on the farm! We plan to leave the farm and head toward the Black Hills area around the 15th of Sept. With the price of fuel our travels may get limited some! We may be staying in areas longer than originally planned. We wish everyone a very happy & safe Labor Day weekend.