Nice morning dispersed camping on the west bank of the Missouri River:

Continuing west, I began to see signs for the world-famous Wall Drug:

I drove by the eastern entrance to Badlands National Park:

For the next few days, I’ll be dispersed camping along the rim of the badlands formation in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland:

Nice views from the RV:

I motorcycled around the neighborhood, and ran in to this little herd:

Sunset views:

See the trip map for today’s drive.

Looks like I won’t be flying this morning:

First stop of the day was First Ladies National Historic Site.  The site preserves the home of Ida Saxton, wife of President McKinley:

The visitor center is next door:

The site serves to preserve artifacts and research materials relating to American first ladies:

I continued east into Pennsylvania to visit Steamtown National Historic Site:

The site preserves America’s railroad history:

I continued east into New Jersey to visit the Corwin Farm unit of Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River:

It happens that adjacent to the National Park site is Camp Tel Yehudah, where I spent a week in the late 80s for a Young Judea National Convention:

Before returning home, I stopped at Walmart for DEF:

That’s it for the Summer 2021 trip.  See you next summer!

First stop of the day was Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park:

The barn covers the exposed fossil bed, mostly composed of Teleoceras fossils:

The fossil preparation area:

Next I visited Missouri National Recreational River:

The fish hatchery:

Onward to Minnesota:

I overnighted at a PPG pilot’s house near Minneapolis.  See the trip map for today’s drive.

Today’s first stop was Chimney Rock National Historic Site:

I hiked out to it:

I met this fellow on the trail:

The spire has lost about 30 feet of height in the last 150 years.  Here’s a photograph from 1906:

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I next stopped in the town of Bayard to take on water at their free campground:

Continuing north, I visited the quintessential Americana that is Carhenge: 

Next I visited Niobrara National Scenic River:

I ran the Cowbow Trail to the bridge:

Views from the bridge:

I continued on to overnight at Rock County Airport in Bassett, Nebraska:

I checked out the pilot lounge:

I spoke with a couple guys who were flying home from the EAA fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin:

See the trip map for today’s drive.