Location: Morning: 43.890031, -102.226789 Buffalo Gap Grasslands Evening: 44.062378, -103.233233 Rapid City Still sick and not getting much better I decided I needed a real bed and a hot shower to heal myself. I drove to Rapid City and hit a Walmart there to use their internet for a few minutes and pick up a […]
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May 21 Still sick in Badlands
Location: Morning: 43.894085, -102.414063 Sage Creek Campground. Evening: 43.890031, -102.226789 Buffalo Gap Grasslands dispersed camping area. Woke up still feeling wore down but at least the wind had finally reduced a bit no longer a full gale now just a breeze with the occasional gust. Spent the day enjoying the park without the constant wind. […]
May 20 Windy day in Badlands National Park
Location: Morning: 43.890031, -102.226789 Buffalo Gap Grasslands dispersed camping area. Evening: 43.894085, -102.414063 Sage Creek Campground Woke up still feeling pretty crappy but packed up and went on into the park. Drove to the visitor’s center and along the way attempted to stop at some overlooks and take some photos. Unfortunately the wind was still […]
May 19 Leaving Nebraska and on to Badlands National Park
Location: Morning: 41.141253, -101.059576 Evening: 43.890031, -102.226789 Today’s route was North Platte to Badlands National Park. The wind had picked up overnight and only got worse as the day went on. The temperature also dropped significantly. Driving into a full on gale force wind put a hurting on my gas mileage. It also made the […]
May 18 Flat tire repair and new cell phone
Location: 41.141253, -101.059576 Hershey Wildlife Management Area Campground After waking up and fixing some breakfast I checked my tire pressure. The leak was bad but slow enough I could at least drive into town to get it fixed. I have everything needed to fix it myself but I’d rather save that for a flat when […]
May 17 Kansas to Nebraska
Location: Morning: 39.849116, -95.376833 Evening: 41.141253, -101.059576 Short update today since it was mostly just driving. I had originally planned to stop way more often than I’ve been doing. It’s a personality defect that when I’m driving I don’t want to stop. If it wasn’t for needing gas and having to stretch my legs every […]
May 16 Mississippi River to Kansas
Location: Morning: N 39.38859, W 90.94822 Evening: N 39.84643, W 95.37791 Started on the banks of the Mississippi River and had planned on finishing on the banks of the Missouri River. Had an uneventful drive across Missouri. 300 miles of mostly the same scenery that also looks like Indiana and Illinois and most of Ohio […]
May 15. Trouble out the gate.
Location: Morning: N 39.02475, W 86.31505 Evening: N 39.38859, W 90.94822 Hoosier National Forest to the Mississippi River. Woke up and got everything situated for the drive. Started the truck up and thought I heard a sound that wasn’t there the day before. Looked under the hood and the belts and fans were working ok. […]