August 30.

  We got up early and packed and cleaned the cabin.  I made leftovers for breakfast so we could get rid of them.  I took the last of the pork chop, sliced it thin, added the rest of the bella mushrooms thinly sliced, chopped green onion and our last 2 eggs I scrambled.  I put the scrambled eggs on a bagel, topped it with the meat and mushroom mixture, cheese and nuked it.  We drank the last of the OJ and sat on the deck for the last time.  It was a great and filling breakfast.  Since we didn't know where we would be tonight or where or what we would eat we wanted the breakfast to be hearty and it was.

   We finally got packed and on the road at 12:30.  We are not good at early starts.  Goodbye little cabin.  It was great.

     We drove through Deadwood and was surprised to see the casino we usually stopped at was turned into something else.  We didn't gamble there but the restrooms were always clean and it was a great place to stop before going through Spearfish canyon I love Spearfish canyon.  It is just beautiful. I didn't stop for pictures though as there aren't many places to stop.  We did stop in Spearfish though at the Booth Fish hatchery and I fed the huge trout.  I really like fish hatcheries. It was hot hot hot today.  We now have a destination.   Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.  They say it is the other badlands, just not as bad, LOL.  But it is a long ways.  We stopped in Bowman NS at the Budget Host for the night.  It was a good price, $55.00 but I was not very happy with the room.  It reeked of smoke and there were stains and burns on the carpet.  The bed and bathroom were clean though so I will live with it.  Wore my slippers and socks though the entire time.  We turned on the air to clean the smell out and went in search of a place to eat.  This is a small town, not much for choices but we found ourself at a place called Wendy's Bar and Grill.  We went in the back to the large bar area and ordered chicken.  It was great chicken also.  They had some awesome music on the overhead, and a big pool table.  The beer was fair so we played pool and ate.  We stayed a few hours relaxing and playing pool.  The place was full of hunters and ranchers.  North Dakota is the home of huge ranches.  They are also getting rich off oil so there are oil rigs popping up all over.  Most of the vehicles are pickup trucks.

    Returning to the room we turned on TV and watched the news.  We had not seen or heard any news for a week since we couldn't get anything at the cabin.  Learned about the hurricane heading for New Orleans.   Couldn't get my laptop to work.  Nothing else to watch on the TV so to bed early.  turned out to be a good thing as we both slept like crap and were up at 5 am.