Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 - Travel Day Back to Iron Creek

So, for the THIRD time this journey, we went back to someplace we had recently left, this time finding a route that was EASY compared to every other one we've taken (79 to 36 to 87), with brief stops at Tractor Supply and Flying J for breakfast and diesel, then a straight shot to the campground. This time, we had the place entirely to ourselves! After looking at all the possible parking options, we ended up in the same slot as before, as we could get a satellite signal from here, unlike most of the other sites. We put the horses on their anchors and let them have the run of the place, and let the dogs run around as well. We were set up in no time, which always seems to be the way it is when we go back to a place we've been before, no logistical problems to solve. When we were in Rapid City, the temps were in the high 80's, by the time we got into the Black Hills at noon, it had dropped to about 80. Then, about an hour after we finished setting up, a terrific rainstorm came in, dropping the temps another 8-10 degrees! I managed to get some buckets and one of the rain barrels out in time to catch a lot of rain, so now we don't need to worry about taking the horses down to the trough, we have enough between the rain and the horse trailer tank, which we filled before we left Fort Meade. Spent the afternoon easy and relaxing, one of the few travel days lately that went according to plan!