Leg 37, Laurel, MT, to Wall, SD (Wednesday), September 9, 2009 - Sep 10, 2009

Traveling with the Todds Soon after pulling out of Laurel, MT, we exchanged telephone calls with our good friends, the Todds. Dick and Carolyn had been in Wyoming since mid-May, and were leaving for Arkansas today. As God would have it, we were traveling parallel to each other, and agreed to meet in Rapid City, SD after lunch. It was great renewing old friendships, catching up on news from home, and just laughing. Anyway, we both filled up with gasoline, and decided to travel together as far as Lee’s Summit, MO, where they were going to stop off for a visit with kids. We traveled to Wall, SD, home of Wall Drug, and stayed in Arrow RV Park.

Kay’s Take It was warmer here and we began feeling some humidity again. I fully intended to go over to Wall Drug for a ‘walk-thru’ but never made it. Still experiencing ‘jet lag’ from changing time zones – Alaska zone to Pacific zone to Mountain time zone and tomorrow we’ll change into CST zone.

Our Recommendations for Wall,SD Wall Drug is a must see, and is within easy walking distance of the RV park. Also, the Loop Road in Badlands National Park is a must see, just west of Wall--one of our favorite national parks.

Campground Arrow RV Park, Wall, SD, was a good place to spend the night. The staff was friendly, the sites level, and electric, water, and sewer adequate. We would stay here again.

Driving Statistics

Beginning Mileage: 17,853.5

Beginning Time: 7:30 AM Mountain DST

Ending Mileage: 18,238.0

Ending Time: 5:00 PM Mountain DST

TOTAL MILEAGE FOR THE DAY: 384.5

CUMULATIVE MILEAGE FOR THE TRIP: 8,845.9