(Glenn) We had a perfect day. Cathy was up before me (which is very unusual) and ready to hit the road. We left while the roads were not crowded and the air was cool. About an hour down the road we entered the Badlands National Park and Cathy paid $10 for her lifetime national parks pass-this will get both of us into the 15-20 national parks we have planned for this trip free. The Badlands are hard to describe. Look behind us in the photo and you will see jagged mountain-like formations. It was beautiful and very unusual. The road wound 30 miles through the park and ended in Wall, South Dakota. That is where the famous Wall Drug store is located. It is HUGE and very entertaining. They have everything you can imagine and we spent about two hours there. There were signs on the side of the road for this drug store for hundreds of miles before we got there so we were anxious to see it. It was getting hot so we checked into our hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota early and showered and hit the pool to relax. Later we road through Sturgis to an old western town called Deadwood famous for being where Wild Bill Hicock was killed. It was a nice western themed town but we did not enjoy all of the tourist shops and casinos. The steak dinner at Maverick's was excellent. Not sure if we will return to Deadwood but we have not explored Sturgis yet so we will be back in the area in a couple of days. Riding back to the hotel this evening it was a cool 65 degrees. We are riding south tomorrow to see many things including Mount Rushmore.
(Cathy)Just when I think I am so tired late in the day, hot and sweaty, I may be coming home....I wake up refreshed and /READY TO GO.. Having a great time. Seeing so many things I never thought about seeing.