Not much to report on this day. This was the longest driving day of our entire trip. We left the suburbs of Omaha at 9:30 AM Central Time (10:30 Mountain Time) and arrived at the best campground we have ever stayed in so far (since we started camping in 2002) at 7:30 PM Mountain Time. Of course the way we went (I-80) across Iowa to the base near Omaha was not the most direct route to I-90, which is the route that brings you into Rapid City where you will find Mount Rushmore National Park, Jewels Cave National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, Badlands, and the Crazy Horse Memorial. We learned quickly with the base in Omaha that even though they are cheaper and a good place to stay for one night in route somewhere, they are not as kid friendly as a private campground are so we made a last minute change from Ellsworth AFB here in Rapid City to this KOA (luckily they had a site that just happen to come available) and what a smart move it was. It has two pools and hot tubs, free putt putt, horse back riding, all you can eat pancakes for $2.50/person, all kinds of kids activities, and we are just minutes from the National Parks. The ride across South Dakota especially after we crossed the Missouri River was just absolutely beautiful. There was very little traffic making it an easy, but tiring drive. After dinner and a few s'mores, we crashed.
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