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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]
Days Thirteen to Fourteen: Up with People! August 30-September 1: Crawford, Nebraska Miles: 8 (plus uncounted town miles) Elevation gain: 1,000 feet (going up and down the hill to motel) The next day, Saturday, Aug. 31, I had ambitions … [Continue reading]
Day Fifteen: Replay September 2: Toadstool Geologic Park to Cottonwood Road Miles: 12 Elevation gain: 1,000 feet Three phone alarms went off at 5 a.m. the next morning and we rose in the dark, reminding me of the dim and distant days … [Continue reading]
Day Sixteen: Pine Ridge September 3: Crawford to campsite on Pine Ridge Trail Miles: 12 Elevation gain: 1,500 feet I woke at 4:30 a.m., just before the birds, as I often do on trail. Ten minutes later, I heard Emily emerge from her … [Continue reading]