Day 7: Billings MT to Kalispell MT

Long drive on gravel roads in the Blackfeet Nation. Glacier National Park continues to be darn awesome. Lots of burned areas this year, Going-to-the-Sun Road was open though. Our feet were dirty this evening. 

Day 6: Sundance WY to Billings MT

Lots of wildlife the last couple days, not much human life. Hard to get a hotel in Bozeman MT in the summer, happy accident of hitting a super good restaurant here in Billings - The Fieldhouse Cafe. Tomorrow is Glacier National Park!

Sundance WY is not where the Sundance film festival takes place (Park City UT).

Day 5: Hot Springs SD to Sundance WY

Long day, short on miles. Wind Cave in the morning, saw underground caves and above ground bison, touristy but good lunch in Custer SD, Devil's Tower in the evening, no close encounters though. 

Day 4: Pierre SD to Hot Springs SD

Super cupcakes in Pierre, drive through sunflower fields to the Badlands, quick stop near an old missile silo (8 man crew above, 2 man crew below), very warm climb through the Badlands, wind through Lakota land and Pine Ridge Reservation where the Wounded Knee massacre took place, now in Hot Springs with designs on the Wind Caves and Devil's Tower tomorrow. 

Day 3: Mankato MN to Pierre SD

Route 14, cool waterfalls in Mankato, steakhouse in Pierre, lots of corn, soy, and farmland in between. Laura Ingalls Wilder territory.

Day 2: Oshkosh WI to Mankato MN

Morning in Oshkosh visiting the Air Museum there, really interesting experimental airplanes from over the years, three oldest also were taken up for short plane rides as part of the ticket price. Crossed the Mississippi in Winona which is a pretty interesting little town, also passed a weird intersection where one store sold adult fantasies, potatoes, and used farm equipment.

Part 3: Day 1: Eagle River MI to Oshkosh WI

First day back on the road, heading home to CA, aiming towards Air Museum tomorrow, Badlands, Wind Caves, Glacier NP, Salt Lake City, then home. Florence WI is very nice, bye to da UP!