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| Leaving the dreary hills outside Rapid City behind. |
The best-laid plans often need a good-sense override. Our original itinerary had us enjoying Rapid City through Monday night, with a leisurely drive home on Tuesday. But after seeing the weather forecast, we made a change. The storm we experienced in the Badlands was just the smaller of two fronts moving in, so we decided to pack Devils Tower into our Sunday and make a run for it on Monday.
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| That dramatic shelf cloud confirmed our decision to leave. |
The dramatic skies and the more-or-less constant rain that followed us all the way back to Denver was a clear validation of our choice. Curiously, our routing software seemed to be dodging the worst of it, constantly recalculating a zig-zagging path south.
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| Scotts Bluff, barely visible through the fog and rain. |
It was a long, grey drive, but a fine one, getting us safely home a day ahead of schedule.
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| The landscape along Nebraska's State Highway 71. |
Wherever you are today, may your road lead you safely home.
Don Bergquist – 06 October 2025 – South Dakota, Nebraska & Colorado, USA
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