Another rainy day, off and on. We didn't venture any further than Deadwood's historic main street, only retreating to our hotel when the rain got too heavy. Deadwood's main street is hotels and bars, with a few souvenir shops. Every hotel has a casino, and some of the souvenir shops have bars. And there are a few restaurants that are not bars. But it's mostly casinos and bars. Pretty much everybody who heard we were going on this trip said we had to visit The Brothel in Deadwood. Right up until 1980, illegal sex work was active in Deadwood and largely ignored by local law enforcement. The guided tour of The Brothel explains how the world's oldest profession impacted the community and tells the stories of some of the women who worked in the sex trade. The rooms contain a variety of period furnishings, from the 1800's up to the 1970's. The rain let up a bit in the late afternoon, but we didn't want to chance taking a hike, so we hopped on one of the Deadwood trolleys, which are the only form of public transportation in Deadwood. They stop at all the hotels, and the outlying KOA campground, taking about 45 minutes to make the entire loop. It's $2 a ride, but residents and people who work in Deadwood ride for free. We stayed on for a loop-and-a-half, chatting with the driver and getting to see some parts of Deadwood we hadn't gotten to on foot. Bruce discovered that there was a band playing at the #10 Tavern, starting at 9pm, so we ate supper upstairs at the Deadwood Social Club first and then enjoyed two sets of music from the 60's, 70's, and 80's by the Shuffle band from Utah. They had no set list. All the songs they played were requested by the audience via text message. And if they didn't know a song, they did a pretty good job of playing it anyway.
Tomorrow looks to be a sunny day, if a bit chilly. We hope to get in some nice hikes.
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