Today, heading into South Dakota towards the Badlands. South Dakota seems to be a bastion of practical, albeit conservative folks. The speed limit is just "75" on the highways - no special speed limit for trucks, or weight limits, or so on. Even in construction areas, the limit is 65. Of course the reality of the RV is that it once you hit 70, things start shaking about, and you need to back off. At least we can run at 70 here.
Lots of land in between, green and fertile. They also really like their signs here - one of the famous landmarks down the way is Wall Drug, which has been advertising "Free Ice Water" since the 1930s. There are stretches that have a sign every fraction of a mile which makes for some amusement in driving.
We got in to Badlands towards the end of the day, and managed to find a campground with wireless. I was able to play my "game night" with friends in San Diego for a few hours which was fun. It was a nice place with a park that D enjoyed - and she actually went to sleep without a fuss!
On the 16th, after a tough start in the AM (including pancakes), we toured through Badlands some more, and saw some beautiful places. After that, we wandered in to Wall, ate at Wall Drugs, and then headed on towards Mt. Rushmore. Tomorrow, we'll see the heads, a Native American, and a cave...
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