Location: Morning: 43.93898 -103.44763 Black Hills National Forest Evening: 46.9454, -103.5886 Medora, North Dakota Woke up after a great night of sleep and started making my way to Devils Tower. That’s been on my bucket list since the first time I saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Probably not an original idea but hey […]
South Dakota
May 23 Hot Springs, Wind Cave, Black Hills and rainbows
Location: Morning: 44.061738, -103.233677 Rapid City Evening: 43.93898 -103.44763 Black Hills National Forest Woke up feeling a lot better and killed time on the internet while I was connected. Double checked some upcoming camping sites and things like that. Had a short drive planned so there was no hurry to get going. Got on the […]
May 22 Grabbing a hotel room to recover
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 […]
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 worn 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 […]