Tuesday morning I left Denver after I wandered around and got breakfast. The biscuits and sausage were not good. But I did hear someone come in and order eight sides of gravy, to go, and nothing else. Here are some pics from Capital Hill. 
From Colorado I headed up to South Dakota for a 6.5 hr drive. The posts have been slow this week because of the long drives I had. Somewhere along the road I saw a 6 foot tall rabbit… I’m not sure if that was Colorado, Wyoming or South Dakota though. There have been some weird rest stops. In Colorado there’s a chain called Kum & Go… and they have their own tee shirts…
Onto Wyoming, which was hilly but beautiful in its own way. For a long time there was NO WHERE to stop to pee and there were no trees for me to hide behind. It wasn’t looking good for a while. Finally, I stopped to use a rest stop bathroom and was pleased to see they had 2 women’s bathrooms! On the way out I saw a sign that said “Thank you for your business” and I realized this was a small family run convenience store. So I bought tea and chocolate to support them!This chocolate bar was worth it! 
I drove through the town of Lusk, Wyoming, which had a population of 1567 people according to the sign… and I thought Rockport was small.
Onto South Dakota. It took 16 days but I got pulled over for speeding. I may have blown past a sheriff…Thankfully, I only got a warning!!!
I cannot day enough good things about the Badlands!!! I didn’t realize the camp ground I booked was actually IN the National Park but I am SO GLAD it was. I got there late in the day and went to tackle putting up my tent. It’s something I haven’t done in a long time but am happy to say I got it up in under 12 minutes. 
Afterwards I went for a walk and was just in awe and humbled at this country. Make a point to go! It was amazing. 
Absolutely beautiful at sunset!! The camp ground only opened 3 days earlier so there was only a handful of tents and RVs there. 
I had a revelation here about how much I’ve accomplished the last few weeks. I ate my bagged salad outside and watched the stars come out. I fell asleep listening to coyotes while I bundled up in my tent (it dropped to low 40s that night I think). It was a great experience.
Xoxo aim
Adventure is Out There! 