Spent the majority of the day in Western South Dakota. Went to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, the Badlands, and then drove down into rural Nebraska to find a campsite closer to Colorado, because I decided last-minute to add Boulder, CO to the itinerary.
Overlook above Sturgis, SD just outside the campsite:
Reservoir on the way to Mt. Rushmore:
Mt. Rushmore:
Crazy Horse memorial:
Bison in the Badlands:
Badlands National Park: (The geography here is amazing, worth a visit)
Headed into rural NE to camp for the night before heading down into Colorado: