The Continuation of the Amazing Journey
So there we were in Deadwood, SD, home of cowboys, thugs, and wannabe gunslingers. Also home to one of the most famous shootouts of all time, Buffalo Bill vs. Sherriff Whats-his-butt. I captured the re-enactment on film. The scene was just like it was in the days of old, tourists lining the streets to watch Buffalo Bill make worm food out of some green horn who was gonna get what he deserved. Here's a photo of him filling the sherriff full of lead.
Also in Deadwood, I heard the story of many a ghost who haunted the hotels from the (very drunk) owner of the Bullock Hotel where we stayed. And while he was telling us the stories, he showed Hanae and me the tunnels dug under the buildings and streets by Chinese workers over 100 years ago. That may have been the coolest and most surreal part of our trip. Too bad we didn't have any weed in Deadwood...Also, I forgot my camera in the room while he was showing us around. The guy started to get a little creepy though toward the end of the night when he could hardly talk. I thought he was gonna follow us to our room for a threesome or something.
Then it was on to Yellowstone, but not without a quick stop at Devil's Tower for a (Doo Dee Doo Doo Doooo) close encounter of the third kind. Unfortunately the aliens decided not to show their faces on this particular day.
Finally we arrived in Yellowstone National Park for a few days of getting back to nature. The weather was amazing, the animals were numerous, and the water was friggin' hot! It was just what we needed. The night sky in Yellowstone is something you have to experience to believe. Sorry to Tom and Dan, but the stars in Yellowstone are even better than those in Kihoku!
We had a bungalow right next to Old Faithful, the geyser that shoots off (faithfully) ever 94 minutes. We got up in the morning, walked outside, and watched the buffalo grazing right in front of the bastard. It was pretty cool. The last photo in the series here was of a field of geysers at about 7:00 in the morning. The morning temps can get pretty cold in the mountains, and with all the steam from the hot springs, you couldn't see much of anything. It was pretty cool.
Next we hit Banff National Park in Canada, where it had been snowing for a couple days. The first two days there, we were actually stuck in Calgary, because we couldn't get into the mountains around there. It rained on us the entire time while in Calgary. Finally we were able to make it to Banff on our third day in the area. It was actually pretty warm, surprisingly. The Columbia Ice Fields were probably the coolest part of that trip, although just being around those bad-ass mountains was pretty cool too.
In the next installment of our journey, we'll cover Vancouver, Seattle, and the surrounding areas. Until then, enjoy yourselves, whatever you're doing (I assume you're working...heh heh).
Also in Deadwood, I heard the story of many a ghost who haunted the hotels from the (very drunk) owner of the Bullock Hotel where we stayed. And while he was telling us the stories, he showed Hanae and me the tunnels dug under the buildings and streets by Chinese workers over 100 years ago. That may have been the coolest and most surreal part of our trip. Too bad we didn't have any weed in Deadwood...Also, I forgot my camera in the room while he was showing us around. The guy started to get a little creepy though toward the end of the night when he could hardly talk. I thought he was gonna follow us to our room for a threesome or something.
Then it was on to Yellowstone, but not without a quick stop at Devil's Tower for a (Doo Dee Doo Doo Doooo) close encounter of the third kind. Unfortunately the aliens decided not to show their faces on this particular day.
Finally we arrived in Yellowstone National Park for a few days of getting back to nature. The weather was amazing, the animals were numerous, and the water was friggin' hot! It was just what we needed. The night sky in Yellowstone is something you have to experience to believe. Sorry to Tom and Dan, but the stars in Yellowstone are even better than those in Kihoku!
We had a bungalow right next to Old Faithful, the geyser that shoots off (faithfully) ever 94 minutes. We got up in the morning, walked outside, and watched the buffalo grazing right in front of the bastard. It was pretty cool. The last photo in the series here was of a field of geysers at about 7:00 in the morning. The morning temps can get pretty cold in the mountains, and with all the steam from the hot springs, you couldn't see much of anything. It was pretty cool.
Next we hit Banff National Park in Canada, where it had been snowing for a couple days. The first two days there, we were actually stuck in Calgary, because we couldn't get into the mountains around there. It rained on us the entire time while in Calgary. Finally we were able to make it to Banff on our third day in the area. It was actually pretty warm, surprisingly. The Columbia Ice Fields were probably the coolest part of that trip, although just being around those bad-ass mountains was pretty cool too.
In the next installment of our journey, we'll cover Vancouver, Seattle, and the surrounding areas. Until then, enjoy yourselves, whatever you're doing (I assume you're working...heh heh).
posted by spookydonkey at 2:06 PM
6 Comments:
I been working my ass off, I am the goddamn Kunte Kinte up in this mo-fo. I'll have you know I personally went to 3 classes last week. They are working me like a slave! Make the bad people stop.
The Tsat
Shiiiit, you sound like me last year! Why so few classes? Have you been taking off to the beach like I did? Oh, that's right...you don't have beaches where you live. Ha!
Spooky D.
FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! AND FUCK YOU! Who's next?
The Tsar
PS I do so have a beach, its just that it takes me three hours to get there. Plus its september and they are all off doing their bunkasai, undokai, choral contest, rythym dance contest, and other waste-time shit. Only 10 more months. You got your pension refund yet? how much did ya get?
3 hours...heh. No, haven't gotten it yet...gonna take a few months, methinks. It'll be about $8000. I can't friggin' wait. Meanwhile, I've been applying for jobs at the UW. Gotta get some cashflow goin' again.
Spooky D.
did you shoot those buffalo down with your bow and arow Tonto san?
Dan
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