RV There Yet?

We are so close we can feel it.  We were slow moving this morning.  We had a 3 pm check-in time at our first destination, Whistler Gulch, and with only a three hour drive ahead, we didn't need to rush.  We surveyed our surroundings and then began the final leg of our journey.

After about one hour, we approached the much advertised (on highway billboards) city of Wall with it's legendary (?) Wall Drugs.

We decided to stop and check it out.  For the uninformed, it's a historic, maze-of-a-drug store with lots and lots-o-stuff.  It's more like a department store to be honest.  We spent a brief half-hour checking it out before we headed out once again.  After several hours of driving, a stop for lunch, a visit to the grocery, we finally rolled into Deadwood, SD and our first camping spot of Whistler Gulch.  When we rolled in at registration, we were pretty pumped, but afterwards, ummm, not so much.  The views were pretty nice, the amenities were nice, our particular camp-site not so much.

We ultimately settled in and made the most of it.  While we prepared the campsite, the girls took advantage of the pool.  Finally after almost three days of traveling, we were able to settle down.

Some views

As a prior photo illustrated, we were right next to a steep sloping hill.  Emma discovered that deer like to walk the hills.

After the sun went down it cooled considerably so we had our first campfire of the summer.  And with it, s'mores.

A great start for our first night of camping.