Hardin to Keystone

Thursday, 2nd April: Hardin – Keystone

Breakfast at the motel, nothing like saving a few dollars.

Little bighorn battlefield – did the drive tour. Custer seems to have really screwed up here. Nothing like trying to attack the women and children to piss off the Indian Braves.

Over the scenic route via custer national forest to Devils Tower

Martin cooked great lunch in the sunshine at the foot of Devils Tower amongst the snow.

Went for a walk around the tower – got very deep in snow. Nice to be outside and catch some fresh air!

Praire dogs littered the plains, there were literally thousands of them.

Drove to Sundance (where Sundacne kid ot his name from). Was meant to be a nice little cute, quaint town – but no.

On the interstate into South Dakota to catch a glimpse of Mount Rushmore before the day was over.

Most – actually all hotels and motels – where closed for the season , we stayed in the only open one, got ripped off ($80) and the room was

Not great

Seemed like a ghost town with us the only ones there.

Restaurant closed at 7pm so we had a quick bite to eat. Martin had a fishburger and I had the most salty minestrone and a side salad with some artificial bacon – disgusting.

Didn’t sleep well – dreamt of all the movies with remote motels and lunatics it attracts.

340miles