As we left our campsite and started to drive to Chandon to do some grocery shopping I hear John go "Uh Oh!" That is never a good sign! The driver side rear view mirror on the RV was rotating away from him! Luckily it was an easy fix once he purchased the right size allen wrench.
We then headed for the Black Hills of South Dakota hoping to camp in a state park. Along the way we stopped at Wind Cave National Park where we walked through Wind Cave. The cave itself is located within a one square mile of earth but goes deep enough that it has over 138 miles of tunnels and caverns. It is considered the most complex cave in the US. The prairies of the mid west were once covered by a vast, shallow sea. Limestone, sediment, sea creatures, and calcium collected on the bottom. Then 60 million years ago the earth heaved, allowing the water to drain away dissolving the limestone and leaving behind a boxwork formation on the ceilings and a complex maze of passages. It got its name from the air that moved into and out of the cave's only small entrance based on atmospheric pressure changes between the cave and outside, creating a 'wind'.
After warming up from the chill of the cave, we drove to Custer State Park where there were NO campsites available. A few phone calls later and we were parked in a secluded, pine covered, hill side, commercial campground. Actually its almost like camping in a state park.
We had dinner in the town of Custer trying some new beers, and a wine tasting at the Naked Winery followed by John's version of shopping (only walking along the sidewalks of the shopping district).
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