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On the fourth day, we left Arkansas and returned to southeastern Missouri. We continued to avoid the interstate but found a town where we could get the oil changed (somewhat… Read more »

We woke up the next morning, and started weighing bruises, soreness, stiffness and sunburn. We quickly decided that Tim and I were still crazy enough to do the river a… Read more »

The next morning we packed sandwiches and picked up my cousin Mark (Tim’s brother) who had driven up late the previous night and was camped at a local campground. From… Read more »

There’s not a lot to say about these days. We spent long days driving, eventually making our way to Memphis. Once there, we embarked on a series of chores, cleaning… Read more »

We slept in a bit, enjoying the comforts of the hotel and dreading the humidity that we knew awaited us outside. The promised rains once again failed to arrive, and… Read more »

The thunderstorms mentioned so often on the radio never materialized and we slept well despite the sticky heat. The intense sun had us both up by 7:30, and I took… Read more »

After soaking in the hedonistic experience of hotel life, we got back on the road, heading east across South Dakota. Past the Badlands, the state flattens out and resembles the… Read more »

We started the day driving through more of the Black Hills, and then Custer State Park. There were many more bison in pastures beside the road, as well as deer… Read more »

In the morning we headed towards the visitor center for Devils Tower, and walked the higher, paved trail that circles the tower. We saw several climbers trying to make the… Read more »