Thursday's Adventures (last week)

Last Thursday's Black Hills adventure began with breakfast in Hill City, some shopping, and photo ops.

metal works sculpture called Iron Star

hidden farm tools within the sculpture

I did not look for the farm tools

I just admired the skill, creativity

and beauty of the sculpture

two donkey/mule sculptures

also with hidden and not so hidden items

I am sure I can not afford either

After breakfast and shopping we headed northwest

to a place Hubby and I (& Jon & Sherry) had

found last summer while geocaching

The Black Hills natives wanted to see it for themselves

communication satellite from the Cold War era

the canvas covering has disintegrated with time

the entrance, but not for us

the satellite is no longer used

it is secured behind a very high fence

Hubby and I found the cache container and the original log book as it had some history to this Russian/American site. This time I took photos of the log book information.

(June 2003)

this is the underground site where Russian and 

Americans monitored nuclear bomb testing in Nevada

tress and bushes are beginning to cover the area

the underground site is used today by the

US Dept. of Energy to study earthquakes

only machinery, no humans, are housed at the site

in reading more of the logs in the log book

we uncovered some new information...

the Mallo Motel

off we went to check out the motel home

for the American & Russians

(our native friends knew of the Mallo Motel)

in Mallo WY

two entrances

one for the Russians, one for the Americans?

rooms can be rented 

it is an active motel in the middle of NOWHERE

this was the only creature around

when we visited

Then it was a lovely drive along the WY/SD border in a gentle rain as we headed north to another adventure in eating.

another little roadside joint in the Black Hills

popular during the Sturgis Rally and ski season

we all chose Indian tacos (of varying sizes)

but while waiting for our food...

we played

the waiter had to give us a demonstration

of the twisted nails and T puzzle

I finally got it

used to do these with school kids all the time

I was a bit 'rusty'

I flipped the next photo so you can

read the instructions

the puzzle is set before you with 3 nails in the 

right hole, 1 in the center & 3 nails in the left hole

and the carrot cake to finish off the meal

and another fabulous day with friends

exploring the beautiful

Black Hills