We drove our coach 209 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Ogallala, Nebraska to Scott City, Kansas.

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

An interactive map, with potential stops:

Sunrise:

Leaving the campground:

Spaceship water tower across the highway:

Lots of fields of corn:

Old car store:

Silos:

Not sure what this was? Perhaps for grain loading?

Tractor:

Paladin asleep:

Truck with hay bales:

More silos:

We stopped in a large gravel area at this gas station for a bathroom break:

Zoomed highway:

Welcome to Kansas:

Zoomed view of the highway, emphasizing some big dips:

Paladin mostly asleep:

Fuel and lunch stop:

Almost 90 gallons for $412; we saved $47 on this fuel up via our Open Roads discount card:

We then parked:

And had some tasty IHOP breakfasts for lunch:

An unusual thing; the napkin-wrapped silverware came with a straw; haven’t seen that before:

Paladin asleep again:

Cornfield and pump jack; two great tastes that taste great together:

Paladin asleep yet again:

Wind turbine blade:

Large farm equipment:

Lake Scott State Park:

Our site:

We drove our coach 232 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Hot Springs, South Dakota to Ogallala, Nebraska.

Here’s the map route, heading southeast:

An interactive map, with potential stops:

A rabbit watched me pack up:

A stream of water from slide topper as we brought in the slides, from the rain we had during our stay:

Leaving the campground:

Hot Springs:

US-385:

A bridge over a river:

Rail crossing:

Entering Nebraska:

A seemingly endless long straight highway:

Zoomed view:

Another rail crossing:

A lunch stop; we took up several parking spots in the back of the parking lot:

Hay trailer:

So many fields of corn:

US-385 highway disappearing into the distance:

We paused for a bathroom break in an empty weigh station lane:

Another zoomed perspective:

Jail and Courthouse Rocks:

Paladin asleep:

Broadwater:

Silo:

My gosh, it’s Oshkosh (but not the famous one):

Long coal train:

Oh look, more corn. So much corn:

Another hay trailer:

Not your ordinary town!

Welcome to Ogallala:

We were going to fuel here, but most of the lanes were closed, with a huge line, so we bailed:

Our destinaton:

Guided to our site:

We drove our coach 226 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Devils Tower, Wyoming to Medora, North Dakota.

Here’s the map route, heading north:

An interactive map, with potential and actual stops marked:

There was a car show outside the campground (and people obliviously waking in front of our coach trying to exit):

Bye Devils Tower:

Hulett:

Highway:

Cows:

Entering Montana (just passing through):

A stop at Stoneville Saloon for lunch:

Interesting decor:

Notes on the ceiling:

Sawdust on the floor:

Fancy menu:

Simple burgers and fries:

MT-323:

Mountains:

Hey, trees:

MT-7:

Interesting rocks:

Looking down at Paladin:

Pause on the side of the road:

Sunflower field:

Wibaux:

Detour down a dirt road; not a fun thing in our coach:

Entering North Dakota:

Interesting rocks:

Exit to Medora:

Entering Medora Campground:

Approaching the office:

Office (staffed by foreign exchange people):

Shop:

Our coach outside the office:

Lots of bugs:

Our site: