2020
- Long drive home!
- Go through Mankato and have pizza at Dino’s Pizzeria!
- Arrive home 7:00pm. 2 hours to empty out RV, put stuff away, and clean out interior.
- Return the RV tomorrow morning!
- Mt. Rushmore
- Crazy horse
- Chuck wagon dinner
Mazie’s garden is thriving, and now it has an official placard. She has a real knack for gardening, and seems to enjoy it a lot.
Yellowstone 2020 Index
RV spots: 5
Vehicles rented: 2
Miles driven: 2,721 on the RV
Total cost of gasoline: $774.03
Pictures taken: 1,313
Times dumping tanks: 5
National Parks visited: 3
National Monuments visited: 1
Number of cities visited: 5
Number of fish caught: 4
Number of bears sighted: 1
See the Yellowstone 2020 Collection for all content from this trip.
This is one of the oddest places I’ve had to deal with a hornets nest. 😬


Most terrifying thing about renting the RV? Taking it to the truck wash before returning it and navigating this shockingly small entry! Should have brought a helper. Only a few inches on every side. 😬
Yellowstone Log: Day 13, Thursday
Today is our final stretch with a 593 mile drive back to Minneapolis! We’ve had an awesome Yellowstone RV trip! 🙌
Yellowstone Log: Day 12, Wednesday
Weather: Cool morning. Feels like rain.
Family selfie at Mt. Rushmore!
We pulled into the Palmer Gulch KOA last night and got setup. Checking it out this morning and this is easily the fanciest KOA I’ve seen. They say it’s one of the largest in the country.