STW2 Hop 6: Rapid City SD to Spearfish SD

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61 miles via US 16, I-90 and US 85. Cumulative tow miles: 939. Truck miles: 144. Cumulative truck miles: 1262.

This was a short hop – just over an hour – to get to Spearfish, from which we will do a loop tomorrow touring Deadwood, Lead and Sturgis. It was an easy hop, mostly on a very flat I-90 through beautiful countryside on a beautiful day. An easy trip. Good thing, because Jett wasn’t feeling well.

But she felt well enough to trek to Mt Rushmore after dark. It was a quick trip; I stayed just long enough to get some photos while Jett stayed in the truck. Then back home.

Unfortunately, the night shots didn’t turn out very well so I returned this morning. I will post the day shots separately.

Our one night in Rapid City was at the Rushmore Shadows Resort, a very nice newish resort about 12 miles from Mt Rushmore. It isn’t the closest RV park for someone who wants to visit Rushmore and it isn’t in Keystone which looks to be a pretty fun town. But it was a nice park that was well positioned for both a trip to Mt Rushmore and a resupply trip to Walmart.

Yesterday was a day of transition, weather-wise. It was over 90 when we left Interior and dropped to near 40 last night in Rapid City. The haze, due to wildfires in Montana, also cleared. The nearly-full moon was spectacular