Dear H-,
I know you are still on your trip but I thought you'd like to have a letter to open when you return. How has your trip been going? I am very interested in hearing how the safari is going.
I don't remember if I told you before I left, but I went on a road trip just after you left. So far, I've been to Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and now Nebraska.
Today, I started in a town called Deadwood, South Dakota. This town is famous for being the Wild West and for people like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hikock. They were both famous for various skills, including being sharpshooters. While in Deadwood, I visited their graves. (They are buried next to each other.) Wild Bill was assassinated by a man named Jack McCall. Calamity Jane died a few years later from illness.
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| Posing with Wild Bill Hickok |
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| Wild Bill's resting place on left and Calamity Jane's on right |
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| downtown Deadwood |
After visiting Deadwood, I went to Mount Rushmore where four presidents' heads are carved into the Black Hills. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln can be seen. I was very much impressed by this National Monument. It seems crazy to me that George Washington's nose is 21-feet long, AND it was carved mostly using dynamite!
On the way out of the National Monument, I spotted mountain goats on the side of the road! There was a mama and a baby!
The last big thing I did today was visit Wind Cave National Park. I was able to go on a tour of part of the cave. I went down about 200 feet into the earth and saw many cave formations like box work, cave popcorn, and small stalactites. I'm so glad I had the chance to visit this cave.
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| inside Wind Cave |
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| box work inside Wind Cave |
Finally, I traveled from South Dakota to Nebraska. I expect I will have more adventures here tomorrow.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your teacher,
Elaina
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