Coast2Coast Day 33:  Cedar Pass to Cottonwood, SD; great start to great day, that turned after Wall Drug!

We left Cedar Pass after breakfast and a few offers for ‘better bandages.’  The excursion through Bad Lands National Park was spectacular, and included a couple of drivers asking if we needed water!  The last ascent in the Park was a challenge for legs bruised and not yet awake.  Daniel earned ‘KOM’ (King of the Mountain for the day!!

After the Park there was a sprint to meet Cathy for lunch at Wall Drug, and $..05 coffee plus free ice water!  We were taken aback, as there was a great crowd at Wall Drug, as the City of Wall had just completed their opening of Wall Days with a parade down Main Street, of course ending with ice cream at Wall Drug!

After lunch, Daniel and I decided to avoid traveling on Interstate 90, and took 4th Avenue out of Wall.  The street turned into the Wall Dump Road, which became gravel/single track/cyclocross muck before offering a connection to Route 14.  We gained much muck onto our bikes, and Daniel experienced another flat tire.  This one the front.

As the temperatures climbed into the triple digits (Fahrenheit), Cathy came to our rescue and transported us to Minute Man RV Park in ‘Philip?’  As it was VERY warm, we each had cold showers and enjoyed corn-on-the-cob with cold cut sandwiches, followed by soft serve from across the street.

We are planning for an early start (for us) tomorrow to try to beat some heat!