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Galloping Grandma travelogue through the Black Hills
The writer recounts a late night Denver to Rapid City journey via Cheyenne, stopping at Lead and Deadwood. She notes Mount Rushmore nearby, Black Hills geology, pheasants seen along the highway, and a visit with cousin Laura in Sioux City. The piece weaves travel impressions with social visits in Omaha Council Bluffs and Muscatine connections.
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Glad Stone
Denver
Cheyenne
Rapid City
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
South
Deadwood
Wild el Hickok
Calamity Jane
Rapids City
D. T
Jack Rabbit
Pierre
Uron
Huron
Laura
Sioux City
Muscatine
Dr. Wilcox
Merle Cecil
Merle
Presbyterian Church
Girde
Frances Mee Coy Brown
Dina
Ida McCoy
Allen McCoy
E “Ube
Wen
Red
Spotted Dog
Baby Melvin Frank
Leona
Gene
Indian Hills
Omaha
Emma
Grace
Thelma
Blue Cross
Florence
Utah
Brigham Young
Lincoln
Salina
Kansas
Thad
Council Bluffs