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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Custer, South Dakota

Okay, so it's been almost a year since we went on this trip. I need to just get this over with and finish this blog.
Our experience in South Dakota was at times, frustrating. We got lost just outside of Wyoming, and had a very difficult time finding the camp ground. We find the campground, realize were short on the fee, and drive around looking for an ATM. We figured the nearby KOA would be a good spot. People go to these places for these types of conveniences. Not only was their ATM down, but they were the rudest people we had encountered in a long time. When we asked them where there may be another ATM nearby, they said that they didn't know. So we drove around aimlessly until we found a bar that had an ATM. They were the total opposite, wish we could have stayed for a drink. It was one of those "way out west" dive bars that had way out west dive bar characters. However, it was dark and we were on a tight budget. Money in hand, we drive the 5ish miles back to the campground to check in, where we were greeted by the skeptical campground hosts. I'm trying to put myself in their shoes, but they were just very sketched out by us and I never figured out why. So....we cooked dinner (more hotdogs) set up the tent and went right to sleep. Not to be a debbie downer, but there isn't much I would recommend about this site. Luckily, we were only there to sleep. When I looked up information about where we stayed for the blog, I noticed so many bettter places nearby to stay at. Here? Crappy website but the scenery looks awesome. We were just sort of in the woods. The wet, dark, woods. Tomorrow would be Mount Rushmore and the drive to Souix Falls on the other side of the state.

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