10:30 and we’re on the road!
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Our goal was 10. Only 30 minutes late is pretty good for us.
Lunch!
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Stopped just out of town to get some lunch at Cracker Barrel.
Nothing to see here…
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Somewhere in Wyoming...
Gas stop
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Torrington, WY. Not super scenic.
An hour to go
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Checking out the hotel
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Staying at the Springhill Suites. It’s not too bad.
Deadwood
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Checking out Deadwood. It’s your typical tourist trap, and very similar to Central City, CO, back home. But still fun and western kitschy. It was raining and we were a little cranky. But nothing aRead more
Dinner. At least I had good company
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All I can say is “wow.” I don’t know if I’ve ever had such bad service. I understand that mountain towns and touristy locations don’t get the cream of the crop, but man, our server wasRead more
In search of reading glasses
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Chris lost his reading glasses at some point. So we wandered around after dinner looking for another pair.
Back on the road
July 31, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Heading out for a day of National parks and Mount Rushmore.
Pactola Lake
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Pactola Lake is the largest and deepest reservoir in the Black Hills, South Dakota. Constructed in 1952, Pactola Dam was built by federal authorities to provide Rapid City, SD, with a new waterRead more
Custer State Park
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Sylvan Lake Lodge
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Stopped at the lodge to get our state parks pass.
Sylvan Lake I
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Sylvan Lake was created in 1891 when Theodore Reder built a dam (the Sylvan Lake Water Dam) across Sunday Gulch Creek.
Sylvan Lake II
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Chris and Jonah took the hard route along the lake.
Needles Eye Tunnel
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We have no idea why there’s a stormtrooper on one side of Needles Eye Tunnel. 🤷♀️
C.C. Gideon tunnel
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Iron Mountain Road also has some cool, single lane tunnels.
There they are!
July 31, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Coming through the Doane Robinson tunnel on Iron Mountain road, you get a cool, framed view of Mount Rushmore.
