Backpacking Day 1 (Saturday)
Or maybe day 0, since we didn't actually start backpacking until we got to the Winds.
Mostly driving. Left early, drove across all of Minnesota and South Dakota pretty much, without stopping. We wanted to avoid all the motorcyclists heading to Sturgis, so we went south at the Black Hills and camped at Elk Mountain Campground at Wind Cave. Apparently, during Sturgis they're actually less busy than usual, so it was pretty empty.
We went for a walk after dinner and saw some bison in the distance, and it was nice to stretch our legs. And the prairie is beautiful.
And then we went to see a ranger talk about edible and medicinal plants. It was not the most polished talk we'd ever been to, so it was okay that it was short. Not too long after we got back to the tent, there was a storm and we got some hail. But my new sleeping bag kept me cozy.. actually too warm mostly. That was a change from the ones I had been using before.