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Virginia City: Once the heart of the Wild West, now just a tourist trap
Virginia City
We left Missoula in search of the perfect place to experience the Old West: how better to do it than to explore Lewis and Clark caverns, check out a ghost town, and camp by an isolated stream? Well, at least the camping was great! We found that the caverns were not do-able with small kids, and Virginia City was not a ghost town at all (that quest would come back to haunt us (ha ha) later in the trip). We decided to settle for just enjoying playing the tourists for a while and ended up having a rather enjoyable time. 
Building the perfect etching
Alea and Dave worked together on making a print: rubbing the ink in a metal etching, wiping the excess off, and turning a press that pushed a wet piece of paper across the metal plate to create a nice little souvenir. (If any art majors out there know what this is called, I'd love to find out!)
Twins!!
We of course made a stop at the old fashioned candy shop and got a super big yummy pop. Alea was willing to ride on Shari's shoulders in exchange for a lick every so often.
This guy didn't need to cut quite as sweet a deal with her, though. She gave him a taste without any negotiation at all!
Breck was our little cowboy for the visit. 
Yee-haw!
Yes, we did go into one of those old west photo places, and after many adjustments, we did walk out with a picture (2 actually). 

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