Saturday, September 18, 2010

Black Hills Meet Up 6/26/11 through 7/2/11

WIR BLACK HILLS MEET UP

ARRIVAL
RAMKOTA INN ($160) est
MINERVA’S ($15-$25) great buffalo steaks

DAY 1
JOURNEY MUSEUM ($7) www.journeymuseum.org
FIREHOUSE PUB MICROBREWERY ($8-$15)
PRAIRIE EDGE-ART OF THR LAKOTAS—trading post & gallery
BEAR COUNTRY USA—drive through wildlife park—($55/vehicle) www.bearcountryusa.com
MT RUSHMORE ($10 parking/vehicle) www.nps.gov/moru
BEST WESTERN HILL CITY, SD ($130)
ALPINE INN RESTAURANT

DAY 2
1880’s STEAM TRAIN ($22)?? www.1880train.com
KEYSTONE old time tourist town
Optional BIG THUNDER GOLD MINE—pan for gold??
CRAZY HORSE MONUMENT ($27/vehicle) www.crazyhorsememorial.org
BEST WESTERN HILL CITY ($130)

DAY 3
HILL CITY to CRAWFORD (through WY)
STAUBS DRIVE IN ($7-$10) best burgers in the area
FORT ROBINSON--NEBRASKA mostly free
CHADRON BEST WESTERN ($99)

DAY 4
MAMMOTH SITE-www.mammothsite.com
WILDLIFE LOOP
RAPID CITY AIRPORT or MOTEL depending on departure time