Travel from Custer, South Dakota to Hardin, Montana

We drove our coach 308 miles, about five hours of driving, from Custer, South Dakota to Hardin, Montana.

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

Route map

An interactive map:

Our truck was rather dusty from a dirt road in Custer State Park:

Dusty truck

Kinda looks like it’s snowing:

Dusty truck

Interesting rocks on the highway out of the park:

Rocks

Bismarck Lake:

Bismarck Lake

An RV park we might stay at next year:

RV park

More interesting rocks:

Rocks

Buffalo art in Custer:

Buffalo art in Custer

Buffalo art in Custer

Purple Pie Place in Custer, which we enjoyed on our previous visit:

Purple Pie Place

Narrow Winding Road, No Shoulders:

Narrow Winding Road, No Shoulders

Bighorn Sheep Crossing:

Bighorn Sheep Crossing

Entering Jewel Cave National Monument:

Entering Jewel Cave National Monument

Curves:

Curves

US-16:

US-16

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

59.898 gallons of diesel for $200:

59.898 gallons of diesel for $200

Hills:

Hills

Nice overpass:

Nice overpass

Rest area:

Rest area

Welcome to Montana:

Welcome to Montana

Our destination, a Love’s RV Stop:

Love's RV Stop

Love's RV Stop

Love's RV Stop

Travel from Mitchell to Custer, South Dakota

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:

Route map

An interactive map:

Heading west of I-90:

I-90 West

Rest area stop:

Rest area

Sunflower field:

Sunflowers

The Dignity of Earth and Sky sculpture:

Sculpture

A Tiffin Allegro Red motorhome passing us:

Tiffin Allegro Red motorhome

Lunch stop at Hutch’s Cafe:

Hutch's Cafe

Menu:

Menu

Hutch's Cafe

Hutch's Cafe

Back to our coach:

Back to our coach

Entering Mountain Time Zone:

Entering Mountain Time Zone

Passing Badlands National Park:

Badlands National Park

Another rest area:

Rest area

Paladin sat in his dash bed for a while:

Paladin sat in his dash bed for a while

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

Firehouse Brewery & Winery had several fire trucks along the freeway

Paladin asleep on the floor:

Paladin asleep on the floor

Busts:

Busts

Entering Custer State Park, our favorite state park:

Custer State Park

Curvy road:

Curvy road

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

Needles Highway intersection

Legion Lake campground entrance:

Campground entrance

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

Our site

Travel from Maple Grove, Minnesota to Mitchell, South Dakota

We drove our coach 307 miles, about five hours of driving, from Maple Grove, Minnesota to Mitchell, South Dakota.

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

Route map

An interactive map:

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Minnesota’s largest candy store:

Minnesota's largest candy store

LeSueur water tower:

LeSueur

When a place catches our interest, I’ll often look it up on Wikipedia (in this case, LeSueur), and read out interesting factoids to Jenn:

LeSueur

Saint Peter:

Saint Peter

Happy Chef Restaurant:

Happy Chef Restaurant

Paladin on the driver chair during a rest stop:

Paladin

A van towing a trailer:

Van towing a trailer

Since 1906:

Since 1906

Ship:

Ship

Train and wind turbine:

Train and wind turbine

Cows:

Cows

Welcome to South Dakota:

Welcome to South Dakota

Roadworks, with everyone on one side of the freeway:

Roadworks

Roadworks

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Fuel stop

Winnebago’s all-electric prototype eRV2:

eRV2

Paladin on the dash:

Paladin on the dash

Our destination:

Our destination

Travel from Oakdale, Wisconsin to Maple Grove, Minnesota

We drove our coach 198 miles, about three hours of driving, from Oakdale, Wisconsin to Maple Grove, Minnesota.

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

Route map

An interactive map:

Checklist:

Checklist

Lunch stop:

Lunch stop

Lunch stop

Lunch stop

Paladin on the dash while leaving the truck stop:

Paladin on dash

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Roadworks

Rest area:

Rest area

I-94:

I-94

Chimney:

Chimney

Minnesota Welcomes You:

Minnesota Welcomes You

Rest area:

Rest area

Crossover:

Crossover

Our destination, another KOA:

KOA

Guided to our site:

Guided to our site

Travel from Cascade, Iowa to Oakdale, Wisconsin

We drove our coach 186 miles, about three hours of driving, from Cascade, Iowa to Oakdale, Wisconsin.

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

Route map

An interactive map:

1873 building in Cascade:

1873 building in Cascade

Curve tightens:

Curve tightens

Interesting bridge:

Interesting bridge

Bull Durham:

Bull Durham

Shiny:

Shiny

Dubuque bridge:

Dubuque bridge

Wisconsin Welcomes You:

Wisconsin Welcomes You

We lay Paladin’s tower on its side on the bed while traveling; he sat inside the box:

Paladin in his tower box on the bed

Barn:

Barn

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

Mount Horeb:

Mount Horeb

Trolls:

Trolls

Jet, tank, helicopter:

Jet, tank, helicopter

Paint testing:

Paint testing

Overpass artwork:

Overpass artwork

Interesting rocks:

Interesting rocks

Mouse standing on cheese:

Mouse standing on cheese

Our destination, a KOA Journey:

KOA Journey