Black Hills Day Four!

After the kids mined for gold at Wall Drug on the first day, Merritt really became consumed with it and that's all he talked about! So when we saw the Broken Boot Mine (http://www.brokenbootgoldmine.com/) we knew we had to tour it before we headed home! He absolutely loved it and has been playing "gold mine" since we got home! It was actually pretty cool and we all really enjoyed it!! They let you pick up whatever you wanted on the ground of the mine, so of course he brought home a bag full! After the tour, the boys got to pan for gold! They gave you a little vile to put your pay dirt in and they proudly have it displayed in their rooms! What a fun adventure!


















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Black Hills Day Three!

We left Custer and headed to Deadwood for our last full day! 
They have gunfights and shows all day and the boys loved it!! McCoy got to play with the band and Merritt got to play Go-Fish with the outlaws! We also got to see Wild Bill and Calamity Jane's graves. Love all the history in this little gulch!








































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