Day 17-
Driving overnight from Wisconsin to South Dakota was miserable! We completed so much on the previous day with little rest. There was very little rest on this night too. I began to see things in the distance. Even when we traded we driver - passenger/sleeper roles, I had strange visions in my dreams. One of which was a faceless Virgin Mary. I blame that on Rene Magritte. We saw the sun rise over the plains.
Eventually after multiple shifts, we arrived to the Badlands of South Dakota. They were beautiful! unreal! I couldn't comprehend. How did all these formations exist?
We walked around a loop and then found the Notch Trail. It was fun to pretend we were on a treasure hunt, searching for trail markers. I don't have much experience hiking but I am interested. We walked along the trail not knowing exactly which direction to go, knowing that we would soon find an answer. Life. That is how it is. once we reached the end of the trail, Christina faced her fear of heights and began to climb higher. It was a good experience. We were free to explore at dawn.
After Badlands, we continued to celebrate Independence day at Mount Rushmore. I was not a fan. I did not understand why someone would carve these faces on this mountain of all places. There were so many people. I didn't care enough. The carving techniques were interesting.
We stopped by Gillette,Wyoming for food. We needed more salad in our bodies. We found Smiling Moose Deli and spent a good two hours eating our Ancho Chipotle Lime Salads and relaxing. We needed to restock on supplies before we headed into Yellowstone National park the next day. We found an amazing sale at Rue 21 across the street. I found pants for $5. I was refreshing my wardrobe for this year. I intended to let go of the majority of the clothes that I brought with me in this trip. I had to throw away some pieces and I had a lot to give away. I am ready for new beginnings. We also stopped by Walmart. I love dehydrated veggies, almonds, and dried mango. I liked Gillette.
Once ready, we drove to Devil's Tower to camp for the night. We arrived and didn't know where to park or where to go we just pulled over along the side of the road with other spectators. we were not aware that they would host a firework show at Devil's Tower. We were exhausted and saw the explosions from our car. I got dark and we decided to sleep in the car. It would be our first night sleeping in the minivan. Stars were amazing in the open night sky.
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