Aladdin and the old general store

We spent the night in the Thunder Cove Inn out of the overnight rain. We hit the floor at 6am to pack and then to the lobby for breakfast. We visited with two fellows from Calgary, AB. who were touring the western states. Headed out at 8:30am with a ride through Deadwood and then a stop at Smith's grave. Just before the S.O.B. bar we met two local cyclists out for a morning ride. We visited with the couple for about 45 minutes about all things touring. We pulled into Wyatt's campground at 10:30am to check it out and decided it was too early to stop for the day. Off to Belle Fourche for lunch at Hardee's before heading toward the Wyoming stateline. We toured the Aladdin tipple just before a stop at the Aladdin General Store. After wondering around the old store for an hour or so, we had cooled down and were ready for a refreshing drink. We visited with the lady at the counter about the store and the locals. We heard lots of interesting stories. We asked if we could camp in the empty lot beside the store rather than ride 8 miles further to the forest campground and she said "sure, no problem". We pitched our tent and read in the shade until some local cyclists arrived at the store. They were training for a ride in Colorado in about a month. We visited with them until they loaded their bikes for the drive back to Rapid City. We settled in for a good night's sleep as it was very quite over night .