LEARNING ABOUT FUELING We departed Murdo, SD, around 8:00 a.m. heading west. We stopped in Walls, SD, for fuel and it was packed with Harleys and RVs towing Harleys. Two trucks pulled in front of us at the fuel station, almost negating our getting out. We learned to find fuel stops with plenty of maneuvering room.
DEVIL’S TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENTI-90 was almost bumper to bumper with Harleys. We drove through rain the next couple of hours, and the traffic abated somewhat. We made it through Rapid City, then Sturgis, and the number of motor cycles decreased dramatically. We had a crosswind as we entered Wyoming, and stopped at Devil’s Tower, one of Kay’s high priority destinations. Regrettably, they had no RV parking, so we had to drive through the area, around the visitor’s center, and back out. Anyway, Kay got to see Devil’s Tower. For those of you who are sci-fi fans, this is the tower that was prominent in the movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
ARRIVAL AT BUFFALO, WYOMING We kept the crosswind through eastern WY, but it was a beautiful drive. We began to see lots of antelope as we crossed the SD/WY border. We arrived at Deer Park RV Park and Campground in Buffalo, WY, around 4:00 p.m., and it was a pleasant surprise. The folks at Deer Park knew Donald had to have WiFi for his consulting work, so they arranged a shaded spot for us near the office. We had a pretty quiet evening.