We took it easy this morning, and I hit the computer to plan our lodging for the next three nights after we leave Hill City on Monday. We'll be in Deadwood for two nights and them Medora ND for one night as we take in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. In the afternoon we took the 1880 Train, a restored steam locomotive pulling vintage cars, from Hill City to Keystone and back, about a two-hour round trip. The scenery was interesting and commentary along the way talked about the mining camps that once existed along the route. We had supper for the second time at Alpine Inn. A 9 oz beef filet with salad and baked potato for $17.99 is too good not to repeat. Alpine has another restaurant in Deadwood with a similar menu, which I'm sure we'll try when we get there.
After supper we took a drive to Veteran's Point trail in the Black Hills National Forest, with hopes that we would be able to see a lot of stars in the sky when it got dark. We arrived at dusk and walked the short, easy trail to get an idea of where would be best to see from. Then we went back to the car to keep warm until it was dark enough. Only it never really got dark enough. Sunset was at 8:15pm, and by 9:30 the sky was still fairly bright (3/4 moon didn't help) and we could only see a few stars. It was a nice trail, though, and something to do with our evening.
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