July 27           419 miles.
  Cool and partly cloudy to start. Camped outside the Badlands, the area outside the park is as cool as the park itself. The road east is strait and rolling farm land. Still fields of sunflower,corn and wheat as far as you can see. I can see how we can feed the world! The American farmers are the best! This part of the country doesn't need to be watered like the west. The grasslands are green from mother nature. Lots of miles today, into Minn. hope to make Rt 2 again tomorrow. 4-5 days from home. Cool tonight 40's in the 60's today. The great lakes influence.