We happily left Gillette at 8:30 a.m. after a night of high winds and tornado watch. We left I-90 for a time and drove north to visit Devils Tower National Monument. It is an impressive sight to see this giant obelisk rising out of the surrounding prairie.
When we drove in, we noticed a Scamp 16 in the parking area so we parked near it. Teddy took the 2-mile hike around the circumference of the tower. I declined to accompany her and instead spent the time talking with other travelers. On her hike, she met the owner of the other Scamp, Jeanne Raimond from the southern California city of Santee. She had purchased it on July 1 in Backus, MN and was on her way back to California. On the way out of the monument park, we stopped at a turnout adjacent to a prairie dog town.
While there met Bonnie and Richard Hanssard, full timers from Texas. They just started full-timing on June 1. They have a 34’ Holiday Rambler Presidential 5th wheel pulled by an F 450. They said that they researched the move for nine months and then either sold or gave away everything that they didn’t need, including their house and bought their rig. He ultimately decided on the exact 5th wheel that he wanted and then sent bid offers to a dozen dealers around the U.S. Low bid was from a dealer in Indiana. We returned to I-90 and continued on into South Dakota. At the South Dakota welcome center I talked to Bob Gadd who is a member of the South Dakota Brand Board. He explained how brands are registered and what the requirements are to obtain a registered brand. We continued on and dry camped in Rapid City at a Flying J.
192 miles today; 9169 total
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