Set the alarm for 5:30, headed up the mountain. It had cooled to 73 in the morning and the RV had no problem climbing the rest of the way to the top of the pass, 9400 ft. It had been a 6000 ft climb in 10 miles.
The top of the mountain was a different world. We had just come out of what was basically desert in the valley. Now there were lush alpine meadows with snow still on the ground. Wildlife was abundant, we saw deer, moose, and elk. The 25 miles over the top passed too quickly, soon we were going back down into the hot, dry valley.
Made it to SD in the afternoon, drove by the Crazy Horse monument, then over to Mt Rushmore. Spent the night in a nice private campsite nearby.
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