Day 15 – Douglas WY to Mt Rushmore – 180 miles

Today’s drive was shorter, but we were on two lane roads the whole way. It was uneventful until we pulled in to check in the Rushmore KOA at 1pm. Then the skies opened up and let loose with lots of rain and lightening. Bill checked in, and we got our site, pulled in, and waited until the rain let up. Bill hooked up the water and electricity. More rain. He let down the jacks. More rain. When we finally went to put out the slide-out, it wouldn’t go. Bill called Good Sam tech support, but didn’t get much help on this one. He finally figured out that maybe the lock had jiggled out at the top of the slide-out. He pushed that back in, and the slide-out worked.

The rain let up enough about 4 for us to head out for Hill City about 8 miles away. We found the only grocery store in town and picked up some essentials: milk, bread, oatmeal, tomatoes, spinach, apples, etc. We drove the long way home through Keystone and in front of Rushmore. The sun was behind the faces, so I didn’t get any good photos. There was a pullout that I could get Washington’s profile. You will have to wait for more photos. The whole area looks beautiful, so we will have fun exploring.

We are now back at the campground. It is unbelievable. Huge. 500 sites. Luckily we are near the front in a deluxe site. We are basically in a small valley without trees, but the view is great. And the satellite TV works. They have a restaurant, pub, big store, 2 swimming pools, horse riding, a theater, a stage, a water slide. Most of that is at the rear of the park, so it isn’t too noisy up here. We are right next to a comfort station, but we have iron table and chairs and a nice green separating us from the bathrooms. Check out the website here. We are both happy to be settled for the next 9 days. I have started a new set for photos called Rushmore Area. Just click on the link to the left.