We continued our push home today with over 300 miles of driving, but did work a few good stops in. First up was Mt. Rushmore. Amanda and I were really surprised how many changes they had to the park (we had both been here separately when much younger). It now has a very developed visitor center complex. The kids completed another Jr. Ranger program at Rushmore.
After Rushmore, we drove through Lead and Deadwood on up to Devils Tower National Monument. I kept having flashbacks to the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind! I resisted the sudden urges to gather a giant mound of clay in the RV and sculpt the tower!
As the weather degraded we changed plans again (about 3 times today) and finally decided not to pass through Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. Instead we turned south pushed hard for Casper Wyoming. Like wagon travelers of the 1800's, we spent the night along the Platte River just outside Fort Casper.
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