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Today is our final stretch with a 593 mile drive back to Minneapolis! We’ve had an awesome Yellowstone RV trip! 🙌

Apple Maps navigation showing a 593-mile route from Rapid City SD to Eagan MN via Sioux Falls, with 8:31 hrs remaining and 4:22 arrival.
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Yellowstone Log: Day 12, Wednesday

Weather: Cool morning. Feels like rain.

  • Mt. Rushmore
  • Crazy horse
  • Chuck wagon dinner
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Family selfie at Mt. Rushmore!

Family of four wearing face masks posing for a selfie in front of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota
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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.

Jayco Redhawk class C motorhome with Hilltop Rent Me branding parked at a campsite at night with awning extended and a fire pit in the foreground.
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Enjoyed a beautiful drive through the Shoshone National Forest today on our way from Jackson, WY to Mt. Rushmore in SD.

Rocky jagged cliffs rise above a conifer forest and green meadow under a cloudy sky in Shoshone National Forest Wyoming
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Yellowstone Log: Day 11, Tuesday

Weather: Rain! Cool! Rain stopped after first hour or so and then pleasant driving weather

  • Breakfast at Persephone.
  • Visit Teton Park visitor center, cool looking building.
  • Drive to Mount Rushmore KOA.
  • First two hours of drive really pretty!
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We had delicious takeout burgers from Grazer’s in Newcastle, WY just before entering South Dakota!

Family of four smiling at a restaurant table with takeout burgers, fries, fish and chips, and drinks in styrofoam containers.
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Going to be covering over 470 miles today. Leaving Jackson, WY and checking in at Mt. Rushmore KOA tonight. We loved our time in the Tetons! 🛣

Apple Maps navigation route from Idaho Falls area to Mount Rushmore KOA across Wyoming, with an alternate route shown as 5 minutes slower.
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It was cloudy tonight but Wyoming Stargazing still got us out to see some cool stuff. Here is the moon tonight from Jackson, WY.

Close-up black and white photo of a half moon showing detailed craters and maria against a dark night sky over Jackson WY
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Yellowstone Log: Day 10, Monday

Weather: Clear and Sunny, Warm. Cloudy into the evening.

  • Tyler and Mazie met and hung out with Nola and Sebastian.
  • Rented bikes from Dornan’s and rode to Jenny Lake.
  • Took Jenny Lake Boat and hiked to Hidden Falls.
  • Waited in long line for an hour after hike to get boat back and stood with a group of annoying people from California.
  • Waded in Jenny Lake to cool down.
  • Got Ice Cream treats at gift store.
  • Rode bikes back to Dornan’s with a heavy headwind.
  • Attempted to stop at visitors center but they were closed.
  • Went to Snake River Brewing for dinner.
  • Astronomy evening with Wyoming Stargazing. Saw: Jupiter and 3 moons, Saturn and rings, moon, Moon closer, Vega, Arcturus, Mixar and Alco(part of Big Dipper) all three are double stars, ring nebula, Alberio (double Star), Hercules globular cluster, ISS, Owl cluster