Our train ride wasn't until 10am so no hurry this morning. We visited with the campers nextdoor from Wisconsin who were going gold mining for a week. We wished them good luck and then packed up for the ride to Hill City. Our first stop was the bicycle shop across from the train station. I'm having my rear derailer adjusted while we are on the two hour tour. We saw deer, large rock formations and plenty of rural homesteads. The train went up the first half of the ride and then down into Keystone. Only about 30 minutes to switch the locomotive and take on water before we were underway to Hill City. Some beauitful scenery along the way plus a view of Harney Peak (7242') the highest point in South Dakota. The train made several unscheduled stops due to hot wheel bearings on our car. They applied some bearing oil and then tried it again. Having safely arrived at the station, we picked up our trikes from the bicycle shop and made our way to Subway before heading northeast out of town about 1pm. A long climb to get out of the valley and then a few hills before reaching Sheridan Lake for a break and a few photos. The next stop was Lake Pactola and a tour of the visitor center and the use of the restrooms. The last four miles to Whispering Pines Campground put our total for the day at 24 miles. I bought a 6-pack of ice cold beer to celebrate Memorial Day weekend. Boy, was it tasty and refreshing. Hot showers and laundry before we had dinner. Yesterday, While we were watching the thunderstorm to the north, this campground got 3 1/2 inches of hail. Glad we were not here. Just before sunset we heard a tom turkey calling. I wondered if he was lonely.
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