We drove our coach 313 miles, about five hours of driving, from Mitchell, South Dakota to Custer, South Dakota.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

An interactive map:

Heading west of I-90:

Rest area stop:

Sunflower field:

The Dignity of Earth and Sky sculpture:

A Tiffin Allegro Red motorhome passing us:

Lunch stop at Hutch’s Cafe:

Menu:

Back to our coach:

Entering Mountain Time Zone:

Passing Badlands National Park:

Another rest area:

Paladin sat in his dash bed for a while:

Firehouse Brewery & Winery had several fire trucks along the freeway:

Paladin asleep on the floor:

Busts:

Entering Custer State Park, our favorite state park:

Curvy road:

Whatever we do, don’t turn onto Needles Highway with our coach! Very narrow and short tunnels:

Legion Lake campground entrance:

Our site, with a glimpse of the lake in the background: