Day 359 – It was in the upper 30’s this morning when we got up. We headed out a little after 8:30 a.m. It warmed up quickly and was a beautiful day with a high of 71 degrees and full sun. Perfect picture-taking weather.
Continue readingTuesday, October 4
A BISON DAY.
Day 358 – It rained all night. We experienced our first South Dakota thunderstorm, and my was it grand! The loudest thunder, like a HUGE explosion, it was amazing. Buffalo-sized thunder! The high today was only 57 degrees and it switched around from sunny skies to skies black with oncoming storms, to rain, and back to sun again. Because there’s not much other than open spaces, there is so much SKY to see. Storms are really something here!
Continue readingMonday, October 3
TRAVEL DAY
From: Custer/Mt. Rushmore KOA Holiday Campground, Custer, SD.
To: Custer State Park, Blue Bell Campground, Custer, SD.
Day 357 – Today was an extremely easy travel day. We still had to pack up before leaving and unpack upon arrival, but the journey was quite short. The cats were happy to find they were only in the traveling room for a little less than an hour.
Sunday, October 2
ICK.
Day 356 – It rained last night. After 10 hours of restless sleep, we still felt pretty crummy today, and we didn’t do much at all. Naps, that’s about it. By evening we were feeling a little better. Hopefully tomorrow we’ll be good again. If these shots keep us virus-free, we suppose it’s worth it…..
Continue readingSaturday, October 1
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RON! WE HOPE YOU HAD A PURR-FECT DAY!
Day 355 – This morning we had appointments for our COVID boosters, so we were up and out early. We drove to Rapid City, SD (a little over an hour from Custer), got our vaccines, and decided to do some exploring while we were out. We picked up Jersey Mike’s subs for a picnic lunch and headed south.
Continue readingFriday, September 30
TRAVEL DAY
From: Buffalo KOA Journey Campground, Buffalo, WY.
To: Custer/Mt. Rushmore KOA Holiday Campground, Custer, South Dakota.
Day 354 – Today we drive from Wyoming to South Dakota to another KOA Campground, staying at this one for 3 nights. Tomorrow morning we’ll be driving to Rapid City, SD to get our COVID shots. We’d wanted to wait until the government had approved shots that included the latest variants of the virus.
Thursday, September 29
TRAVEL DAY
From: Billings KOA Holiday Campground, Billings, MT.
To: Buffalo KOA Journey Campground, Buffalo, WY.
Day 353 – We left Montana today and crossed the border into Wyoming. Our new campground is another KOA and we’re only staying one night. Check-in time at the Buffalo KOA was 2 p.m. (From what we read, Buffalo, WY is “LONGMIRE COUNTRY”. We are Longmire fans. Those of you that have read the books or watched the series know about Longmire. Grin.) We didn’t have to wait around too long to leave. We departed the Billings, MT KOA at 10:40 a.m.
Wednesday, September 28
TRAVEL DAY
From: James Kipp Recreation Area Campground, south of Malta, MT.
To: Billings KOA Holiday Campground, Billings, MT.
Day 352 – We moved rapidly out of the fire-ridden Icefields Parkway in Alberta Canada and into Montana U.S.A. We stopped for 6 nights at the James Kipp Recreation Area Campground adjacent to the Slippery Ann Elk Viewing Area. Now it’s time to move on for several one-night stays until we reach another destination campground site where we’ll have a longer stay again. The campground we are going to today for one night is a KOA Kampground, which offers full hook-ups. It’s time to dump tanks and get fresh water.
Tuesday, September 27
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAREN OKIMOTO! WE HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY.
Day 351 – We didn’t go anywhere today. It was 85 degrees with no breeze. We figured it’d be a slow day for the Elk, too. Ugh. We saw Deer at the campground near our site this morning and again tonight. We did several days cooking in the morning to avoid the worst of the heat – a Mexican Casserole. Tomorrow we are leaving for Billings, MT and a one-night stay at a KOA Campground with full hook-ups. I would think we’d have a signal there, in Billings, and could begin sending out the blog posts again.
Continue readingMonday, September 26
MORE OF THE SAME.
Day 350 – Today was a lot like yesterday except instead of driving south, we drove north. And the scene at the Elk Viewing site was calmer and quieter. The high today was in the upper 70’s and it was sunny.
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