Black Hills, South Dakota

September 24, 2009

The next morning Jalil wanted to go to the 50 cent breakfast in one of the casinos that he had seen the night before. We walked from the motel and on the way he decided that he wanted to walk up another street. There we found a bistro where you could have a late breakfast after 10 AM ( We do not seem to be able to get going early.) I had the most delicious asparagus quiche and Jalil had yogurt and granola (which we had every morning) but he was very happy.

As we were concerned that it would be difficult to find lodging for the next few nights, we went to Central Reservations as the antique store couple suggested. Thousands of people were expected to come for the buffalo round up. They found us a cabin in a place called Crooked Creek Campground in Hill City. The price was $27/night for a wooden cabin with a queen bed, electric heating, electricity for Jalil's CPAP and WiFi. There was a special building for BR and shower and a different building for laundry. There was a picnic table outside where we cooked with our own stove. There was also a fire ring where you could barbecue. We used our sleeping bags and were very comfortable.

We stopped in Hill City and checked out the train that took passengers to Keystone - a town 1 hour away and return after 15 minutes. Why bother? We went to lunch at a nice German restaurant and had wienerschnitzler with German beer.


It is now definitely fall - warm sun (70's) in the day but cold nights with a little frost in the morning. Nice to have the cabin!