Today is a travel day. We got up at 7:00 AM with the “Punky Alarm”, had a quick breakfast, got everything set for the road and left the Mt Rushmore KOA. The sky is overcast and the temperature is in the mid-70’s. Since we are driving north through the mountains, I leave the dashboard A/C off and run the generator so we have A/C for the roof air conditioner.It’s a pleasant drive through mountain canyons then up onto high plateaus followed by beautiful rolling valleys dotted with horse ranches and camping resorts. Seventy-five miles north of Hill City we pull into Deadwood which turns out to be a much bigger town than expected. Filled with large brick buildings it’s really very impressive and seems to be bustling with tourism and gambling.
A few miles on we reach I-90 and head west towards Sundance. Twelve miles later we leave South Dakota and enter Wyoming. There is construction on I-90 (much needed) but nothing eventful. Eventually we pull off I-90 and head up into the hills towards Devils Tower. We reach our destination, Devils Tower KOA at noon. Once settled in our site Tina fixed us lunch, then we went for a walk to explore the Trading Post across the street and also the camp store. Getting back to the coach, Tina and the kids took a nap while I updated the blog.Later that evening we went to a small restaurant and had dinner then watched an outdoor movie, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”. Tomorrow we plan to go into the park and hike around the tower.
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Distance for today, 115 miles. Total for the trip so far, 9,097 miles.
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