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Day Eight: Shortcuts ... Aren't August 26: The Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, S.D. to Cottonwood Lake Campground Miles: 6 miles Elevation gain: 1,500 feet I woke before 6 a.m. and saw that it had rained overnight. After a first quick … [Continue reading]
Day Nine: Open Country August 27: Cottonwood Springs Lake Campground to municipal campground, Edgewood, S.D. Miles: 24 miles Elevation gain: 400 feet It was surprisingly chilly when I woke the next morning. I donned a Merino-wool … [Continue reading]
Day Ten: In a Sunburned Country August 28: Edgemont, S.D. to Forest Service Road 930, Ogalala National Grasslands, Nebraska Miles: 27 miles Elevation gain: 1,000 feet What a brutal day! I would write at the end of this day. Brutal, but … [Continue reading]
Day Eleven: Strolling the Savannah August 29: Forest Service Road 930, Oglala National Grasslands, to Toadstool Geologic Park Miles: 27 (including error) Elevation gain: 1,000 feet Well, another death march, I wrote in my journal at the … [Continue reading]
Day Twelve: Dusty Roads August 30: Toadstool Geologic Park to Crawford, Nebraska Miles: 23 Elevation gain: 2,000 feet I woke before sunrise to find the ceiling of my tent soaked with condensation. Decided to hang out to let tent … [Continue reading]