This morning is the close of the rally - coffee, donuts and hugs. It was so good to meet up with friends we have met on other trips! We hope it doesn’t take this long to see them again. And to have made new friends that we will see on down the road.
Then it was on the road again.....
First stop was Deadwood, SD, a wild west town snugged in a valley in the South Dakota hills. It was settled in 1876 when gold hunters found an oasis full of dead trees (hence the name) and also struck the mother-lode. It became a boom town, known for its saloons, outlaws and gunfights. Buffalo Bill was shot here - and his shooting is re-enacted every day all summer!
Then we drove through Sturgis, SD, home of the Harley rally every August. Perry and Jeanne were married there at one year’s rally - so we figured we would say ‘hi’ to the town for them.
Then it was on to Hermosa, which is a tiny town - but its grocery store sells local beef and 8 flavors of soft serve ice cream. This will be a stopping point for us to stay and visit Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, drive the Needles highway (can’t do that with the trailer) and meet up with Linda and Jim, our next door neighbours at the rally, for supper at the Alpine Inn in Hill City where the food is reputed to be excellent.
Heartland RV Park is a nice, clean park, great laundry room :) - and we met several folks who had also come from Gillette today! One of the couples will meet us tomorrow in Hill City (they’ve already been to Crazy Horse etc.) and then to Mt. Rushmore afterwards where we’ll see it lit up at night.
Another day in our RV life!
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