Evening of July 23
From the South Unit of the Park we then went to Medora the closest town of about 130 people,
but gateway to the Park. We stopped at the Farmhouse Cafe and had some really
tasty food before returning to see the Medora Musical. The night was beautiful
and we had really great seats. Honestly, we didn’t expect much from a “small
town” production, but we were very wrong. What a wonderful evening!
burger and sweet potato waffle fries
taco salad
As we waited for the show to start, just behind the set we
saw 2 guys on horseback on the hills and then saw 2 magnificent Elk. 5 or
10 point bucks depending on where you are from. People in the west tend to only count the points on one side where
as in the east they count both sides. No matter how you count them, these boys
were huge. The cowboys on the hill were trying to get them to leave the area
since the hills are used later in the show. They herded them over the hill.
Amazing! I guess that was the “weird place” we would see them as Greg predicted
earlier. At first we thought they were fake and part of the show, until we saw them move.
cowboys herded them from the butte behind the stage
they went over and down the hill
The first act was the singers and dancers performing. They
spoofed many different game shows and the winner was the one that sang the
song.
Then, they had an intermission. The second act was very good. They had a
feature act called Fly Crew that is a team of jump ropers that were runners up
on America’s Got Talent and have appeared on Ellen. They have performed all
over the world and gave an amazing performance.
Greg taking photos of the moon and stars
Fly Crew
Then, the singers and dancers
came back out and they did a patriotic salute to all branches of the service.
Then, did a tribute to Theodore Roosevelt that was very moving. Showing the
Rough Riders victorious in Cuba at San Juan Hill. The finale had the cowboys on
horses up on the hills behind the stage (where they herded the Elk away) and
the cast sang Ghost Riders in the Sky as each cowboy rode up and lined up on
the hill. Then, they turned out all the lights and the were just silhouettes
and ended with fireworks.
ghost riders in the sky - awesome
It was really late when it ended and we had the half
hour drive home. It was a long day since we were up at 5:30 and went to bed
around 11:30.
Tomorrow we planned to sleep in and then would drive the
Enchanted Highway and visit the Museum Complex in Dickinson where we are
staying.
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