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| KOA, Hardin, Montana |
So, I found my lodging away from the highway exits for the five nights. I didn’t earn any national-brand frequency points, never once found a chocolate on my pillow. But, it sure made for interesting views of America.
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| Cedar Pass Campground, Badlands National Park |
Weather was good enough to tent-camp
for two nights. Another two nights, I slept in sleeping cabins (supply your own bedding,
bathhouse facilities). Tornado warnings chased me into more secure
shelter for the night in southwest Minnesota, where I stayed at a mom/pop motel in Fairmont, population 14,000.
Best deal was camping in the Badlands
National Park for $8. Highest price was in Gardiner, Montana, where $60 for a
sleeping cabin proved I was on the doorstep of Yellowstone National
Park.
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| Rocky Mountain Campground, Gardiner, Montana |
Best locale was the Badlands, not
only for the fantastic landscape and wildlife but also for the American West
history that oozed from the town of Interior, South Dakota.
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| City Limits, Interior, South Dakota |
I learned to really like KOA
campgrounds: dotted all along the interstate; reservation system; always clean/well cared for; free
wifi, hot coffee, and USA Today in a newsstand.
Nice narrative on your trip to YNP. Another interesting way to see America is by train. It's a lot quicker than by car but better than the interstate. I took the train to Glacier NP back in 1967 and stayed awake all night long, going into little towns, seeing a different part of our country. Sounds like you had a great adventure, even the tornado warning.
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