Then we headed to the Badlands (or as Lauren calls them the Badmens). They were very cool and everyone loved them. They were white, sharp, rocky mounds. They went on forever. We got out and walked around and went up to the edge of one and it was a cliff! But we had a great time walking around and climbing them and Grant was the bravest and climbed to the top.
It was pretty hot and we were ready to leave the Badlands and head to Hot Springs to go to the Mammoth museum. It was supposed to be an hour away - so 4 hours later we finally arrived. The main road we had planned to take turned out to be gravel, not RV friendly.
Mammoth museum was ok, I think our expectations were too high.
Then the fun started. We were headed to Custer and it should have taken about an hour 1/2. But we could see a big forest fire in the distance. Well it turned out our highway was closed and we were diverted through the Custer State park on a long scenic route that was NOT RV friendly. Basically Rick drove and average of 25 mph the whole way there and that was too fast for me. Because it was raining, not hard but enough and Rick mentioned the word 'slipping' as we went around a tight curve. A few times there were straight drop offs on my side of the turn and I was gripping the door so tight and pushing my foot like I was braking. Finally 2 1/2 hours later we got to the campground and we were all exhausted.
So I turned on a movie, one of only three I brought, unfortunately some were Blu Ray and won't play.
Overall a good day and the best was when after we left the Badlands Grant said, 'I was a little worried about this trip but that was great!' And then at the campgrounds Grant found a rock and broke it open with a rock hammer and it was a geode!
We have very little internet and it is so spotty - it's very odd not being able to check email, facebook or even the news. I am also having trouble uploading pics.
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