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Embrace the spirit of the West with authentic experiences and adventures across the Black Hills and Badlands. CHUCKWAGONS Take in a chuckwagon supper and show at Blue Bell Chuckwagon Cookout or Fort Hays Old West Town & Dinner Show, where the fare is authentically cowboy and the music and humor are decidedly Western. Selections are hearty and simple. When the dinner bell rings, fill your tin plate. After supper, be entertained with old-time Western music and ranch humor during a cowboy music show. Some chuckwagon shows offer a hayride, trail rides and shootouts for the full experience. HORSEBACK RIDES Saddle up at a sprawling dude ranch or trot along winding trails on a guided horseback ride. Trusted trails over stunning prairie and mountain landscapes make the Black Hills and Badlands the perfect place for horseback adventures. Outfitters and guest ranches have a horse for you, or you can bring your own. Try Blue Bell Stables, Hurley Butte Horseback, Rockin’ R Trail Rides and Trail Rides at High Country Guest Ranch. LIVE REENACTMENTS Deadwood history roams the streets as reenactors perform free daily shows and shootouts on Main Street in the summer. In the evening, watch those reenactors dramatize the thrilling Trial of Jack McCall. Hop aboard the historic Deadwood Stagecoach for a narrated ride back in time, April through October. Experience an Old West shootout aboard the 1880 Train. Cowboys stop the train and passengers are “held up” halfway through the ride. Walk through living history at Four Mile Old West Town in Custer. Reenactors share their knowledge of life in the Old West and perform a weekly melodrama. Meet famous historical figures and notorious outlaws during the Sundance, WY Sip n Walk Historical Tour, June through August. RODEOS Kick up dust at top rodeo events, where athletes compete in this high-adrenaline sport across the region. To learn more about Western experiences, visit blackhillsbadlands.com/western.
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