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  Preparation
  First day
  August 22 - Sat
  Washington D.C.
  August 24 - Mon
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  oh, oh, OHIO
  August 27 - Thu
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  August 29 - Sat
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  Nebraska!
  September 1 - Tue
  Black Hills
  September 3 - Thu
  Yellowstone
  September 5 - Sat
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  Salt Lake City
  September 8 - Tue
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 September 10 - Thu
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  The Donner Party
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September 1 - Tue
Our blue tent...

Morning in the camping

The road to nowhere?

And back on the road to reach South Dakota. By the way, the count in miles today passed the 2,400.

Monument to Indian chief Crazy Horse. We were in the Pine Ridge Reservation, close to the Wounded Knee Massacre site. It is strange how the defeated Fort Necessity deserved so much attention, while Native American historical marks are pretty neglected (Hey, this is a political correct website!).

Crazy Horse, or the Oglala Sioux

Guide on, cavalry!From far, far away we see the wall of mountains, just as the pioneers going West. We expect to see John Wayne behind any hill now.

In Wall Drug, the all-souvenirs store in South Dakota.Hmmmmm... Everything's fake, here, and beautifully tacky. Both Indian and pale-faces stuff! Must see. If you happen to pass by, don't forget to pay a visit.

Ghost mountains

Another view of the incredible Badlands mountains, once a sea

Intrepid photographer

An John Wayne, of course

...and we finally met John Wayne (and the buffalos)! They're showing a western on TV. (You bet!!)

The Indians

One step ahead, for a better angle...

 For miles and miles

Badlands National Park. Awesome. Don't try to understand. Just imagine where the buffalo roamed...

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