BLACK HILLS & BADLANDS REGION Skijoring is a thrilling and chilling sport that involves a skier being pulled by dogs, motor vehicles or horses as is the case with Sundance’s annual winter festival! Watch skijoring, downhill barstool races, horse tubing races and more at this fantastic winter event. Sip and Walk Tour in Sundance Once in the “cowboy” town of Sundance, you’ll learn the story of the Sundance Kid, a member of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, as well as years of local history in the Crook County Museum. Explore their new home in Old Stoney, a fully restored and renovated sandstone schoolhouse. Visit during the months of July and August to meet Old West characters from Sundance’s past as you stroll along the streets in a “Sip and Walk“ tour. Hang with the locals while enjoying delicious lunch or dinner at the Longhorn Saloon and Grill and during their exciting events; the Sundance Beer Festival in September and the Winter Festival in February. History doesn’t have a state line. Visit eastern Wyoming and see Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid, in his jail cell in Sundance. As an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, the Sundance Kid spent 18 months in jail for stealing a horse. Sundance Kid in His Jail Cell Crook County is “Devils Tower Country”. Stop for an ice cream and unique shopping at Devils Tower Trading Post. Afterwards, stay the night in a cabin, tent or RV at Devils Tower KOA and watch the nightly showing of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” under a star-lit sky. Venture on to the community of Hulett – for Sturgis Rally goers, the Ham ‘N Jam is a popular event with great music, amazing food and incredible scenic drives along the way. Visit the historic Vore Buffalo Jump off of I-90 near Beulah to see a natural sinkhole that was used as a bison trap by late-prehistoric Plains Indians from approximately 1500 to 1800. 132 // #DiscoverBlackHills Vore Buffalo Jump
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