VACATION

BY JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com

BEEN ON THE ROAD

1100 MILES LAS VEGAS TO RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA 7 DEAD DEER AND I DEAD ELK ON THE UTAH FREEWAYS...ONLY 3 DEER IN WYOMING...BEAUTIFUL DRIVE...STILL LOTS OF COAL TRAINS IN WYOMING...EVERYTHING GREEN UNLIKE BROWN NEVADA.

TUESDAY TWO MISSILE SITES AND ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE MUSEUM AND TOUR...SPECTACULAR..
1960-1962 30 MINUTES FROM THE PLAINS OF SOUTH DAKOTA TO MOSCOW...CONTRACTORS FOR THE MILITARY BUILT AND INSTALLED ALL THESE IN TWO YEARS...NEVER USED...SOME EXIST...UNCOMPRIMISED SECURITY TO DATE...50 YEARS LATER WE CANNOT CAP THE OIL WELL !
MUSEUM AND TOUR A+ 100 YOU HAVE TO SEE IT.

WEDNESDAY WE DROVE TO THE MONUMENT 29 MILES FROM RAPID CITY...WASHINGTON JEFFERSON TR AND LINCOLN STILL THERE LEFT TO RIGHT NOW 69 YEARS...IMPROVED FACILITES AND WALKING TOUR WITH AUDIO...AN AMERICAN TREASURE...WE LIVE HERE FOR 4 YEARS AND ONLY SAW IT TWICE...LOTS OF FOLKS DO...20,000 A DAY. DROVE TO DEADWOOD...WILD BILL HICKCOCK STILL DEAD...TWO BLACK ACES AND TWO BLACK EIGHTS PLUS....QUEEN OF CLUBS, JACK OF DIAMONDS, NINE OF DIAMONDS, 6 OF DIAMONDS...YOUR CHOICE...LOVELY DINNER ON THE STRIP WITH A WILLIE NELSON IMPERSONATOR DOING DECENT MUSIC...WON $6 PLAYING POKER HOW ABOUT THIS DAY A+ 100

ACTUALLY MADE THE TRIP FOR JANETS PARENTS CELEBRATION AND MY UMPIRING THE AMERICAN LEGION TOURNAMENT...GOT A TRIPLE PLAY YESTERDAY...AFTER GAMES TO HILL CITY FOR A GREAT PLAY...ITS IN PRECEDING STORY.

ALMOST FORGOT...TWO MAIN ONE WAY STREETS OF RAPID CITY CONTAIN...IRON STATUES OF THE PRESIDENTS ON THE CORNERS OF THE STREETS...GREAT IDEA...ITS CURRENT THRU 40.

LOVE AND KISSES DO SOMETHING GO SOMEWHERE ENJOY YOUR LIFE !