Chamberlain, SD to Fort Thompson, SD- Day 17- 33.92 mi.

Belgian waffles for breakfast and back on the bicycle seats. It took us a while to get started. We had to buy groceries and some camping supplies today. It took 3 stops at 3 different stores to find all we needed. When we finally got out on the road, we were still frustrated with the wind. Although it had calmed down a little from yesterday, but I judged that it was still steady at 25 mph with gusts to 35, yep, you guessed it, right in our faces. We struggled to maintain an 8 mph average. It was a difficult day to say the least. We didn't arrive until 4:00 p.m. dog-tired! Our selected campground was below the Big Bend Dam in Fort Thompson, but when we arrived, a sign said, "Campground Full." We looked around and found some empty sites, but then realized that they were all tagged. We were about to leave, when we noticed someone in the ranger's office. We stopped in and asked and sure enough, there was just then a cancellation. We had us a spot for the night. We hit the sack early after a freeze-dried meal of turkey tetrazzini and Kraft macaroni and cheese.
Seventh Grade Question:
Look in the picture above. We saw several of these on our route today. What is it called and what is it's purpose?
-ClarkWheel