Thur June 24 -Ottawa, IL to Rapid City to Custer
We all woke up refreshed, showered and hit the road at 5:45am cst. Billy took the helm of the minivan first. After a quick lesson in cruise control we started out on day two. What a gorgeous day. The major storms made way for clear skies and green crops. Crossing the iconic Mississippi River made us recall Horrace Greeley's advice, "Go west, young man." Jack had a similar lesson in cruising before embarking on 250 miles behind the wheel. McDonalds for lunch. We turned off Interstate 80 west just after we crossed the 1000 mile marker, and started our trek north. Scenery is starting to change from prairie to rolling hills. Pretty. 1302 miles behind us as we entered South Dakota. Yay! After another 500 miles we crossed over to mountain time, reached Rapid City, and stumbled upon a street fair. We had a quick bite to eat, listened to a 80's pop band, and enjoyed the people watching. The boys observed all the meth addicts, and commented on how young the parents seemed. We were all really tired of the car and had to go another 30 miles to our campsite. We set up camp at Beaver Lake in Custer, SD and pretty much went right to sleep. It was 10:30 est. Long day of driving, but now the fun begins!
We all woke up refreshed, showered and hit the road at 5:45am cst. Billy took the helm of the minivan first. After a quick lesson in cruise control we started out on day two. What a gorgeous day. The major storms made way for clear skies and green crops. Crossing the iconic Mississippi River made us recall Horrace Greeley's advice, "Go west, young man." Jack had a similar lesson in cruising before embarking on 250 miles behind the wheel. McDonalds for lunch. We turned off Interstate 80 west just after we crossed the 1000 mile marker, and started our trek north. Scenery is starting to change from prairie to rolling hills. Pretty. 1302 miles behind us as we entered South Dakota. Yay! After another 500 miles we crossed over to mountain time, reached Rapid City, and stumbled upon a street fair. We had a quick bite to eat, listened to a 80's pop band, and enjoyed the people watching. The boys observed all the meth addicts, and commented on how young the parents seemed. We were all really tired of the car and had to go another 30 miles to our campsite. We set up camp at Beaver Lake in Custer, SD and pretty much went right to sleep. It was 10:30 est. Long day of driving, but now the fun begins!
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