Chipmunk Time

TOP: Wow, they even put up a welcome sign just for us. Very neighborly of them!

2nd: Facade of the "Chubby Chipmunk" in Deadwood. I think it was a Texaco station in a prior life

3rd: Chubby Chipmunk logo

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We drove into South Dakota with open arms, and high aspirations. We'd heard good things about the Black Hills and the Badlands, and were looking forward to seeing them.

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In actuality, they were much cooler than expected; decent restaurants, awesome roads, tons (literally) of wildlife, great cycling, and THE CHUBBY CHIPMUNK.

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Now, maybe it was just because we hadn't had chocolate for 2 or 3 days...or maybe because it was we were in the town of deadwood, not a phrase I like to hear for obvious "guy reasons"...or maybe because it was about 90 degrees, tornadoes were just behind us and moving in, and, after all, we were in freakin' south dakota....but anyhow, we came upon THE CHUBBY CHIPMUNK and were awestruck. Once of the best chocolatiers we've ever experienced. Held its own with anything in NYC, Boston, or SanFran. I especially like the dark chocolate chipmunk thighs. Kathy was partial to the toffee coated tails. But there were lots of choices and everyone would find something there to satisfy their palate.

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"Eatin Alvin" Lumpy out