Lightning lit the sky but it was on the other side of a ridge from us and the wind started blowing hard enough to wake me at midnight plus 30. But in anticipation of this we had put on all guy ropes for both tents, a first for mine.
No rain hit us for the second night in a row. I could get used to that.
Went about 20 miles to get breakfast and then on the way. I had never been thru/in the badlands of South Dakota so decided to add that loop to the trip...pretty awesome. We decided not to do a tour of a minuteman silo..saved it for another time.
Then it was onto Mount Rushmore, got really cold on the way there, could see my breath. After Rushmore we went into the town of Lead (pronounced leed) to get hamburgers at my favorite spot, Lewies Saloon, very awesome. Then thru Deadwood and to Sturgis. Most of the Sturgis spots weren't open yet. Also tried to see the cavalry museum at Fort Meade but it also wasn't open yet. We were just to early for the tourist rush. The fog and cold rolled in as we left Lewies and went down the mtn to Sturgis.
After Sturgis it was 3pm and we decided to push on towards Sheridan, WY (about 200 miles).
Did I mention the fog, moisture and cold yet? After 10 miles kip pulled into a comfort inn and said enough.
So here we are in Spearfish, SD for the night.
The weather prediction for Sheridan and on into the Little Big Horn battlefield for the next 3 days is thunderstorms and rain. But even with that we look forward to our last battlefield of this trip.
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