Last night was a cooker. It's 100 degrees in the badlands, and apparenty, this is not the mountain region where it cools down at the sunset. Didn't get much sleep, but was dreaming about Glacier National Park...I hear they have ice there. Sandra and I went through the normal morning routine--one who can fake sleeping longer than the other does not have to make the coffee. Today I won! After coffee we took the ole floating brick into the park and got the bikes ready for the trek. We found a nice dirt road that runs through the park, and has a bunch of "viewpoint" turn-offs. The canyons of the Badlands were quite impressive. We ran into Pronghorn sheep, a lone buffalo and a ton of prairie dogs who will let you get up close and personal. The ride was 11.5 miles in, and I swear it was almost all downhill. I mentioned this to Sandra, but she says I must be imagining things. We get to the 11.5 miles in and turn around. Yup. That was downhill we just down hilled...the ride home is 11.5 miles UPHILL! WTF, I didn't bring enough Prunes and Almonds for this trek. Fortunately, it was only 92 degrees...so comparatively it was much cooler than when we arrive back at the RV. I raided the Fridge for all the 7up we had cooled.
Getting back to our RV site, first thing, if you remember, is to hook-up the ole power for the AC; Once that was done, I showered off the pain and grease that had accumulated throughout the day. Beer was on the menu afterward. Then more beer. We're doing some Flank-Steak tonight, which is only the 2nd day we actually cooked. Hope I didn't forget how to chew.