The night was cool and a nice thunderstorm rolled through about midnight. The Trick Camper rocked around a bit but the wind map only showed 10-20mph gusts. It felt like more, but nothing to worry about.
We had a shorter drive today ( 165 miles by the end of the day) that started first with a scenic drive through Badlands National Park. We stopped by the visitors center to look at the exhibits and grab stamps and postcards. Just after the visitors center we stopped for a photo of the view and Kathy spotted a momma deer and her baby. We watched the doe and fawn and they wandered around the edge of a bluff. Last night the coyotes were howling pretty good so I’m sure the doe was glad for the peaceful morning.
The drive took us through the Badlands and again Kathy spotted wildlife, our first buffalo sighting. A lone beast sitting in one of the canyons. Further up, and upon just exiting the park, a small herd posed alongside the road.
Our Friends in Greeley noted that we should stop by Wall Drug, in Wall SD, so we did just that. The business had been consistently open for 90+ years and is a sight to see. It takes up a whole city block and contains a cafe with 5 cent coffee, trinkets, a chapel, a historic pharmacy, and just about everything else. We putted around for about an hour, walked the pups, and then headed into Rapid City to meet my son, Riley and his girlfriend Lizzy for lunch.
Lunch was ended by a thunderstorm so we ran some errands, mailed packages, fueled up, and headed towards Mt. Rushmore to complete a long quest Kathy had at Horsethief reservoir. We stopped in Keystone, a small western mountain town and walked in the cool rain and browsed the shops and displays. It’s interesting how just 20 minutes from Rapid City the Black Hills are cool with an alpine feel at only 4600 feet. I’ve always liked this area. We headed back down to the city and finished the night parked at my son’s house.

here are some photos for the day.
https://www.overlandadventureexcursions.com/photos-albums/nggallery/album/20250617-badlands-np