We had a crazy long and packed day ahead of us, a lot of driving on backroads and two lane highways. Fortunately the roads were a bit more straight than the previous day’s drive. We had hour upon hour of nothing but fields and blue sky, with the occasional house or farm here and there. All I could think was thank God we didn’t have our tire mishap out here. Who knows how long it would have taken to get help.
Before we left the Mt. Rushmore area, we stopped at a little winery to see what the locals have to offer. We picked up a couple bottles of some Rhubarb/Raspberry wine to bring back home. The winery had a fun name, Red Ass Winery, which was why we stopped, just couldn’t pass that one up! It was actually a very nice place to try a few small samples and even get a bite to eat. We didn’t stay long since we had some road to cover.
We made it to Devil’s Tower by lunchtime. We took some pictures, had lunch and then moved on. It is quite a sight, totally worth the drive. The rock formations are truly unique. Plus, it has a great Native American legend that goes with it.
American Indian legends tell of six Lakota Sioux girls who were picking flowers when they were chased by bears. Feeling sorry for them, the Great Spirit raised the ground beneath the girls. The bears tried to climb the rock, but fell off, leaving their scratch marks on the sides. (from Wikipedia.com)
Our next stop was Little Big Horn National Battlefield. We got there at the end of the day and managed to see a video showing how the Indians overtook General Custer and his troops. I’m not much of a history buff, but the kids really seemed to like this stop. We looked around the museum and walked around the grounds. There were grave markers all over indicating where soldiers fell in battle. Anne was impressed that there was a place to honor the horses that died in battle as well.To end our day we decided to stop somewhere quick to get a bite to eat so we could enjoy the evening at the campground. We were quickly disappointed that this place didn’t have firepits. Who ever heard of a campground without firepits! It was getting chilly so we sat out with blankets to talk over the plan for Yellowstone while the kids were sleeping.
In our planning, we discovered one thing we weren’t prepared for – SNOW! Yes, you read that right, they are predicting snow for Friday. Now we knew it was going be colder at Yellowstone than anywhere else on our trip (we were expecting highs of 60-65 and lows in the 40s), but I as not prepared for snow. Let’s hope weather.com is wrong on that one!
We've actually stayed at quite a few places that don't have fire pits. I think many RV places are less likely to have them since there are kitchens and they assume you won't need a fire pit to cook.
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