August 20

Sudden decision to have a big day after rangering-up at the Badlands visitor center. Booked a hotel in Elkhart, IN (975 miles away) and put kids' seats back and our heads down. Guess we were feeling the draw of home pretty strongly in that moment, but you can't call this a particularly wise choice. Pulled in happy enough, though, but obscenely late even discounting the two hours we lost today due to time zone changes. Halfway home, though. Phew!