TRAVELING THROUGH WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA

(Double click on picture to enlarge) The Badlands




We spent the night in a lovely campground called Rush-No-More near Sturgis, South Dakota. The name, I take to be a play on Mt. Rushmore, which is close by as are the Badlands. We are in a slight valley surrounded by mountains. Behind us is a very lovely meadow of pines that leads to a ridge with a wonderful view. Across the street from our site is a small horse ranch with many horses grazing in the fields just in front of us. There are several horses with foals that look to be just a few weeks old.


We hiked this lovely field to a ridge to see the view.


At the top of the ridge, the sights are beautiful.




The owner tells us there is a severe storm warning out with winds of 25-45 mph and gusts of 50-60 mph. This is of concern to us living in an RV. The winds begin to howl as night sets in. All seems well within the RV. At about 2 a.m., we hear an unbelievable gust of wind that hits us broadside hard; however, we withstand the force of this gust and manage through the night. The next morning is windy, but sunny for our trip through Montana.
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