Day 6

Today was a long day, consequently, this post will be a short one. We left Rapid City and headed into the Black Hills for Mt. Rushmore, which was very impressive. We took about an hour to take in the granite mountain and then headed over for a quick glance at the Crazy Horse monument about 20 miles away. After that, we cruised the Black Hills for about an hour and then decided to begin our long, 3-day trek home. Truth be told, we've had a blast, but we're both missing our families very much, so we decided to head back to the hopefully warmer southeast. The ride across South Dakota was tortuous. Worst wind we've had the whole trip and very long. But we made it to Sioux City, Iowa around 11pm after a 560 mile day, bringing our total to around 2600.

As we prepare to head south from Sioux City, the weather looks miserable. Rain, rain, and more rain, even severe thunderstorms. But we're prepared to brave the elements knowing that Deb, Jazz, Tonya, and Emma are waiting at the end of our two-day ride back to Alabama. So we'll break out the rain gear and hit the road. Thankfully, the bad weather on this trip has been limited to the rides between destinations. All of our items of interest have had great weather. Oh well, time to head home in the rain. Here we go.

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