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So I am too lazy to go to the car and get the book to figure out how to add my image to the previous post. Not to worry, I WILL figure it out. Although, I wouldn’t recommend anyone hold their collective breaths.
So a few others things from Day One to share before we pack it up and prepare for a hike in the Badlands tomorrow. We drove through Lusk, Wyoming and thanks to a partially obscured sign wondered why anyone in the world would name their drug store “Peckers”. We subsequently extended our heartfelt apologies to Mr. or Mrs. “Decker”. About an hour out of Lusk, we passed a sign for the “Reed Ranch” at which point I laughed and noted that my peeps must be flush to own such an expansive and majestic homestead. Just across the street from the Reed Ponderosa, we saw a very pathetic, decrepit abandoned site which we immediately dubbed the “Hodges Ranch.” Probably should have been the “Hodges Hut.” Of course, knowing Kim, that wouldn’t have phased her in the least and she would have immediately set about fixing it up.
We finally made our way through Custer, South Dakota and to the campsite which is perfect. It is a heavily wooded site and although many of the sites are a bit close to each other, ours has quite a bit of privacy. I think Kim started her campfire before her feet got out of the truck. She loves them and we aren’t at all sure how often we will be permitted to have them with all the wildfires still burning in this part of the country. When we entered the park, there was a sign reminding folks that the Buffalo are indeed dangerous. We immediately thought of Uncle Bill and our trip to Yellowstone years ago. Although that is a story for another time, suffice it to say, despite being a very bright man, he got overly familiar with a buffalo and now is on the Ranger’s 10 most wanted list.
Signing off. More to come and thanks for reading.