We spent two days on the road and drove 1,200 miles staying at Walmarts each night. We’ve already had a few “repairs” along the way and fortunately the master mechanic, Gary, was able to fix them on the road. We had a loose windshield wiper that was “drooping” – yes we’re STILL having windshield wiper issues even though we changed out the windshield wipers to a different kind ( supposedly more “sturdy!) , the generator kept cutting off and our mud flap on the back came loose on one side plus we lost one hub cap on Rose. We sure do hope that we don’t have this many problems the whole trip!
Our first fun stop was at the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. We could see why it is called the Badlands. It’s a very desolate area – no wonder many of the pioneers that settled in the badlands moved on to better lands! It was truly the wild, wild west! I would have made a lousy pioneer – how did they survive without air-conditioning!
We spent two days in the Black Hills of South Dakota to see Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park. We saw lots of animals - bison, pronghorn antelope, mountain goats, coyotes, prairie dogs, marmots and lovely scenery! Mt. Rushmore is quite impressive to see….. We tried to take a hike with Molly but the snow on the trails was still too deep - Molly was up to her chest in snow!
Now we’re on the road again, headed to Great Falls, Montana and then on to Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada!
