2023 Mar 25 Wall Drugs and the Corn Palace

2023 march 25 sat morning public land by west side of badlands entrance

slept really well, 9-6a.m. essentially, which is good.   no wind, no road noise, a little of Jeff’s van heaer in the background, but I’m used to that sound.

I had a major running nose last night, and briefly a scratchy throat.   Stil have a slight running nose, but it’s mostly over.   just picked up a cold somewhere along the way.    Need to get back in the habit of using the antiseptic spray I keep in the trucks driver side door pocket after returning to the truck from a store, restaurant, restroom whatever.

anyway, this morning after packup, Wall Drugs!   looking forward to some donuts/breakfast.    Last night I just had a soupy Campbell’s version of Beef stew, it was ony 270 calories per the can, so I’ll be starving as soon as I get moving around this morning.   might get some decongestant too.   I owe Jeff a cr2032 battery, i replaced the one in my levelmate   I’ll have to recalibrate it when I find a somewhat level parking lot.

I think today about Wall Drugs, we’ll head towards Mt Rushmore/Crazy Horse.   Jeff and I need to refer to Gaia GPS / google maps to find a spot to overnight first.

First Bikepacking Trip

My kingdom for a pair of scissors! More on that later. Actually I'm ordering these fiskar ones to keep in my tool bag. I trust myself with scissors but not a small knife in the middle of nowhere out in the woods. https://a.co/d/6AycWwH The trip was fun and a success. i didn't forget anything (see previous blog packing list); i've just realized having a small pair of scissors would be very useful for trimming tire plugs and opening stubborn dehydrated meal bags. Sunday night I camped in the truck's GFC camper at one of my favorite spots near where my bike trip was going to start. I wanted to get an early start Monday morning which is easier when you're just a 15 minute drive away vs 3 hours. And no I'm not posting online where my preferred camping spot is because it's mine, ALL MINE!!!!. jk, but yeah, on principle it's silly to list your favorite sp...

Overland Expo East 2024 Saturday and Sunday

Saturday morning no 10 am seminar this morning, but i did wake up earlier than i expected, so i rode down for the 9a.m. opening before the crowds of day visitors swarmed. The Bronco guys turned their music off around 10-10:30 last night, but they were "drunk" loud. I'm sure they thought they were being quiet when talking around their little propane campfire, but drinking makes you deaf. Anyway, I ran into Jeff mid morning while walking around. I bought another 6 pack of roperollers from the Rollercam booth. And finally, I wrapped up the morning by getting a ridiculously overpriced burger after waiting in line 15 minutes and waiting another 20 for the burger to be ready. Burger was maybe ⅓ lb size? just cheese, no toppings, nothing else and it was $20. with a coke and tip closer to $30. should have just gone back to my truck to eat lunch, or better yet, gone to the taco or bbq trucks. NEVER get the fresh burger from a food truck when the line is long. T...

2025 end of May Moose River Plains camping

Went camping at Moose River Plains again. Drove up Monday (Memorial Day), left Friday. Nothing exciting really, just journaling for when I'm too old to go anymore 😢 Monday Jeff and I were able to grab our favorite site. You have to drive over Wakely dam and then bang a right and camp up on the little hill by Cedar River Flow. That site seems to always have wind, so it's not good for late Fall camping (too cold), but early Summer, the wind helps to keep most of the bugs away. You don't really get a view of the water, but you can hear it as it goes through the dam. I only had to wear my mosquito net over my head around dusk when the bugs really came out strong. Our Thermocell insect repellers seemed to work pretty well too when it wasn't windy. It's a short walk to the dam to take photos. First night we were there, this odd character walked over around 9:30 p.m. in the d...

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