This has been an interesting day.............dealing with extreme heat, dust, dirt and electrical issues here at our park. We left Glenrock this morning around 10:15 and just one brief stop in Lusk, WY at "Bean Grinder", (delicious iced drinks hit the spot). We visited with the owners - cute couple who we talked with about Sturgis, SD (just 150 miles north), where the big bike festival was going on, they warned us that the next gas station was full of bikers. Yup....we passed it by and of course, just a teeny part of the supposedly 250,000 who attended this year's rally.
We kept on trucking on Interstate 25 and then Highway 20. While still in Wyoming on Highway 20, we hit construction and my gosh....it was unlike anything we've ever seen. 2 sections totaling about 15 miles. They had totally torn up the road and it was all fine dust and dirt and very rough + all the big trucks involved in this construction. They had developed a new road for traffic (taking turns sharing this makeshift "dirt" road with road workers directing traffic) The dust was something else and poor Flo really got jostled around! Good thing they don't get much rain or what a muddy mess that would be.
And then we were in Nebraska - more pretty scenery and free of dusty, dirty construction. We traveled 140 miles total, and after first checking out the town of Crawford, NE, we picked up some sandwiches to go at the Tailgate Bar and Grill (only 900+ in this little town, but this place had been recommended). While I waited for the sandwiches, Mark got some diesel for Big Red and onto the Fort Robinson State Park Campground, It is 22,000 miles of nature and everything imaginable to see, do and enjoy. When Mark first booked this spot for 1 night, we thought "yeah, we will do some hiking". Well not.....as along with all the dust, the temps kept climbing and 100 was the peak! Needless to say, we do not hike in these temps.
We had an issue with the electrical box at our site after Mark exhausted all other options of what could be wrong only getting 1/2 the power on our 50 amp service. Mark figured it out and the guy who just stopped by didn't have a clue what to do. His boss will stop be tomorrow and fix (we'll be long gone)! We'll be comfortable tonight with 1 AC with just 30 amp service but geez......nothing like this happening on one of thee hottest days.
Enjoyed our sandwiches and stayed indoors!
The Buttes of Nebraska 
Steamy day just outside Crawford, Nebraska
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