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Boy this is taking longer than I thought it would. It's already 11 PM and I have not packed or loaded the car yet. Stopped in a little town called Chadron NE. Thursday visited the Museum of the Fur Trade which is about 15 min east of town. Outside behind the building is the location of the original Trading Post that has been recreated Well I am stopping my posting here as I have to pack and load the car to leave in the morning for my next trip to Washington, Oregon and Montana. The rest of my Nebraska trip will have to wait until I get back home in about 3 weeks. So you will just have to have a little more patience.
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Monday night I had a reservation for The Teddy Roosevelt Show and Buffet Dinner in Madora ND that I walked to from my Motel. Tuesday I spent all day doing things in Madora which was a short walk from my motel. The Town Signs around town The ND Cowboy Museum Rodeo in ND And of course some western firearms Up stairs ND Cowboy Hall of Fame Bronzes Everywhere After eating lunch I went to the "T.R. - The Strenuous Life" show in the Old Town Theater done by a different person than Saturday night. About an hour later I did a walking guided tour tiltled "Footsteps into Medora's Past" and it was led by the same person who did the TR show I had just seen. Turns out I was the only one who purchased tickets for that time slot so I got a one on one tour and conversation with him for about an hour. Pretty Cool, he is retired Air Force living in Colorado and doing this for a summer get away job to have fun. That evening I attended the Medora Musical and before also did the "Behind he Scenes Tour" both were amazing. Up on the same hilltop where the musical is located is the location where the new Theadore Roosevelt Presidential Library is under construction and scheduled to be completed in 2026. Here are a couple links to their website Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library The Design — Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library And here are a couple photos of the costruction site from the parking lot for the Musical. Food venue that shares the same parking lot At the elevator for the behind the scenes tour one hour before the show starts - Anniversary Year Most will arrive via the escalator once the doors open to start filling the seats The sound control board Backstage Backstage Our tour guide in the shorts He took this photo for me The buildings are on rails and move as part of the production The main dressing rooms are below the stage accessed by stairs at both ends although the buildings do have changing rooms used during the show - we got to briefly meet some of the main performers There are horses as part of the show With the tour done we went to our assigned seats for the show and I picked up a program View from my seat The band The Opening The Musical Begins At one point in the show they invite all the kids in the audiance to come down on stage The show continues Darkness is setting in The Closing All the performers came up through the crowd before we were release to leave and had a greeting line as we made our way to the escalator to go up to the parking lot. The show was Fantastic!!! Got back to my room late and did not stop and eat dinner that night. The next day Wednesday after breakfast I headed south into western Nebraska for my next stop and some more sightseeing.
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On Monday after the match I headed west towards Madora ND and stopped on the way at the ND Lewis and Clark Interprative Center north of Bismark about 2-1/2 hours from where I was staying for the match. About a 20 minute drive from the Interpretive Center is the replica of Fort Mandan and its visitor center Inside Outside where I took the guided tour Back at the Center inside the expedition in chronological oder Years later another expedition led by Prince Maximilian followed the same route of Lewis and Clark The Sheldon Gallery The Bergeson Gallery Now on to Madora for a dinner and show this same evening.
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Next was the North Dakota/South Dakota State Championships "Peace in the Valley" hosted by the Sheyenne Valley Peackeepers near Enderlin ND. Long Range The range Warm up and side match day Stages and loading/unloading tables Opening Ceremony Posse 7 on day one of the main match before we started, our first stage was 10 Already posted this photo of Watab Kid and I on day two. Dinner Saturday night, everyone cooked their own steak Then got everthing else insde before sitting down to eat Awards on Sunday after lunch I managed to place first in Senior Classic Cowboy and 2nd overall within the Classics. Here is a photo of all the Classic's that shot the match, 3 Classic Cowboys (back row) and 3 Senior Classic Cowboys (front row) They have a beautiful facility and put on a wonderful event. I had a Great time and this is now my 34th different state to shoot Cowboy Action. The following day I traveled west again to do some sightseeing in ND this time. Think I will take a break to eat dinner before getting back to posting tonight.
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The following day I spent in Deadwood SD which was about an hours drive west on I-90 which took me past Sturgis. Parked and started at the Welcome Center. Then walked to the 76 Museum and Events Arena Sign on the way Main Level Gun Collection Lower Level Events Arena Walked back to the Welcome Center and then walked across the street into town Then I walked over to one of the establishments on main street for a program about Wild Bill and his murder After telling about Wild Bill he got 4 people from the audiance to participate Then went and had a late lunch across the street at one of the many places serving food. From there walked back to my car at the vistor center and drove to the mine for a tour. Then drove back into town and up on top the hill to the cemetery The two main graves that get the most attention are Wild Bill and Calamity Jane Trees now cover most of the town from view at this location on the edge of the cemetery Then left town and just outside town made my last stop at Tatanka "Story of the Bison" Inside Outside These figures depicting a Bison Hunt are Awsome This ends my trip to Deadwood so I went back to Rapid City and the following day drove north into ND and then east to shoot the ND/SD state championship.
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Now for Crazy Horse Memorial which was a 30 minute drive from Mount Rushmore. I did the bus trip that took us closer to the site Inside they have two theaters where they show a video of the history of the project, I started there after the bus. Inside there are many displays of American Indian Artifacts, many photos not posted. Then on to a program outside within the complex, this one done by a Mother and Daughter team The restaurant where I later had dinner before heading back to Mount Rushmore. More exhibits in the buildings beyond The Envisioned Campus The exisitng Vistor Center Father with Son's dancing program How it all started Battle of Little Big Horn participants Oh and I had to get a mug from the gift shop Early dinner before heading back to Mount Rushmore
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This was a SD travel stop on the way west First day was morning up to late lunch at Mount Rushmore and then a 30 minute drive to Crazy Horse Memorial up to an early dinner then back to Mount Rushmore of the evening lighting ceremony. LONG day be very enjoyable. Let's start with Mount Rushmore. I did the audio tour which consisted of renting a device that I could punch in numbers and listen to descriptions along the way. If you ever go DO THIS!!! The lady also recommended I follow it in order because the first part is fairly level and the last part has MANY steps that I would be going down. Later I did see folks who who went the other way haveing a hard time going UP all those steps. List of all the people who worked on the project construction which took from 1927 to 1941 Time line for the project Now as I start the walking tour Texas Flag Me The visitor center below at the upper part of the amphitheatre As it looked prior to the start of the project Working on the project They did have a small theater with showing a video on the construction of Mount Rushmore Construction Now back outside an on with the walking tour along the Presidential Trail Here is the start of those stairs going down (you really do not want to come up those - but some people did) Looking back at the visitor center and amphitheatre More stairs down Looking back up the stairs from the bottom near the Scultor's Studio Sculptor's Studio, back up from here This was his 3rd and final studio during the project The construction process Just a short distance up some stairs is the location of his 2nd studio and the view from there Back at the gift shop where I had to get a mug for my collection Then a late lunch Note the light fixtures Outside eating area I then went over to the Crazy Horse Memorial for the afternoon but came back here for the evening lighting ceremony. They played a video to start Then the Lighting of the Mountain At the end they had all Military Veterans and Active Duty come down on stage for the closing Then got several volunteers to help with the flag lowing - Very Awsome Ceremony!!
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Well I did not get it posted this weekend but I worked on the sequence and photos yesterday afternoon and this morning. I leave tomorrow morning so must get done today. Please bear with me as this will take a while and there are LOTS of photos and more that I will not be posting. Let's start with my match in South Dakota with the Cottonwood Cowboy Association located near Clark in eastern SD. They start at noon because some folks have to drive a long way to get there. The weather was nice but it was WINDY blowing in from the north towards the shooting bays. I had to move my stampede string to the front under my chin to keep my hat on. Some of the shooters just left their's in the car. Almost needed to lean into the wind. Here are some photos of the range, that is on private property next to the owner's house (a cowboy shooter). We shot six stages for the match Then we shot a bonus seventh stage for fun This guy was hanging out inside stage 5 Here is a Posse photo of those that shot the match I had a great time and a bunch of these fine folks were also going to be at the ND/SD State Match the following weekend. That completes my SD match and it becomes my 33rd different state to shoot Cowboy Action. Now to travel to western SD stopping at Rapid City as my base for sightseeing.
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Wyatt Earp KO'ed
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L replied to Lawdog Dago Dom's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Interesting article, I did not know some of those things -
Schooling in Australia compared to the USA
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L replied to Buckshot Bear's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
When I started school it was Kindergarten, Elementary 1-6, Junior High 7-9, High School 10-12. The year I moved to the 9th grade in 1970 that changed and Junior High became Middle School 6-8 and 9th moved to High School. So I was the first 4 year class to graduate from my High School in 1973. Freshman 9th, sophmore 10th, junior 11th and senior 12th. -
Was my first firearm purchased for me by my Dad when I was in Elementary School. Still have it., photos from 5 years ago.
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In 2019 as part of my vacation from Texas to the East I visited Battleship Cove and they had two PT boats on display inside a building. Here are photos I took of them.
