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The Drive to Hill
City:
Meeting Places:
Rendevous in Denver or Ft.
Morgan -
Date/time: Wednesday, September 3rd
Location: Denver (TBD) or Ft. Morgan at the Dairy Queen
Augie Burgoon plans to travel up I-76 to Ft. Morgan,
then north to the Black Hills with an overnight in Sidney
NE. (See the "routes" tab for more details.)
Contact him for more information.
Rendevous in Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Date/time: Thursday, September 4th at 9:00 am
or 10:00 am
Location: The Hitching Post - Ramada Inn, 1700 W. Lincolnway,
Cheyenne Wyoming 82001
(307) 638-3301 (See the "routes" tab for more
details.)
Meet in Mildred's Coffee House at the Ramada Inn - come
early and eat breakfast
Some people plan to drive up to Cheyenne Wednesday
(Sep 3rd) and stay overnight before meeting the group
Thursday morning at the Ramada Inn.
Additional meeting places will be posted when other
groups have notified us of their plans.
Friday Events (Sept
5th):
1880
Train
Vintage steam train traveling
between Hill City and Keystone. Two hour roundtrip through
Black Hills National Forest.
Location: Hill City / Keystone
Price: RT - $21.00, OW - $17.00
Website: http://www.1880train.com
Rather than try to gather a group of 20 or more committed
people to get the group rate, we will just publish a
date/time for riding the train together. Click the 1880
Train link above to make and pay for your own reservations
for the following times on Friday, September 5th:
Depart Hill City:
10:00 am from the train depot - arrive Keystone: 11:00
am (sightsee and have lunch here)
Depart Keystone:
2:30 pm from the train depot - arrive Hill City: 3:30
pm (head off to the winery for a tasting)
Prairie
Berry Winery
Wine tasting and wine gift shop.
Lunch. Private event room available for groups. Located
next to the Mistletoe Ranch Xmas shop and Quilt shop.
Location: Three miles NE of Hill City
Hours open: M-Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sun noon - 4:00
pm
Price: wine tasting is free
Website: http://www.prairieberry.com
We will plan a wine tasting Friday as a "happy
hour" event and then adjourn to a nice restaurant
for dinner.
Meet at the Prairie Berry Winery for a taste of the
local wines between 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Saturday Events (Sept
6th):
Spearfish
Canyon and Spearfish
Canyon Lodge
Tour beautiful Spearfish Canyon
and stop at the Lodge for lunch.
Location: between Lead and Spearfish
Website: http://www.spfcanyon.com
Departing Hill City: 9:00 am -
Let's take a group drive up beautiful Spearfish Canyon,
visiting the Cheyenne Crossing Stage Stop Cafe along
the way for a cup of coffee or tea. We'll stop for lunch
at the Spearfish Canyon Lodge, built in the tradition
of the great inns of our national parks. We can walk
through the lodge and stroll the beautiful grounds.
I have made arrangements for a group lunch at the Spearfish
Canyon Lodge restaurant which will be an executive deli
buffet including non-alcoholic drinks. To qualify for
the special group arrangements, we must have a minimum
number of people and pay ahead of time.
The price for the full buffet lunch will be $13.50
per person which includes tax and tip. I will need to
have your commitment and your payment for this lunch
buffet no later than August 25th, when I must call in
our numbers to the Lodge restaurant. You may pay this
at the August MGCC meeting (Aug. 13th) or contact the
Tourmeister Jackie Jones at babymg@comcast.net
for mailing instructions. Make checks payable to "MGCC".
On the way back, we can take the I-90 highway past
Sturgis and Deadwood into Rapid City, finding a nice
spot for dinner along the way. The Elk Creek Station
restaurant located on I-90 just before Rapid City serves
a nice dinner fare.
Devils Tower - side trip
If you have an interest in visiting Devil's Tower
(west of Spearfish in Wyoming), join Augie Burgoon on
Saturday as a diversion off the Spearfish Canyon drive.
At the end of the canyon drive in Spearfish, Augie
will be headed west on I-90 into Wyoming to view this
special attraction most recognized from the movie "Close
Encounters". For more information on this side
trip, contact Augie. You can find his email address
in the MGCC Member directory.
Sunday Events (Sept
7th):
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