From Grand Isle to Rapid City South Dakota, A quick Run Across Tornado Alley

We delayed our departure from Grand Isle, Louisiana as another huge storm brought heavy rains, high winds and local flooding. Leaving the next day we had to drive through fresh water as the water table here has risen from the deluge,
Our first day was a long day as we drove three hundred miles to Beaumont, Texas. The next morning we headed to the Escapee Park in Livingston, Texas. There we did laundry and stayed an extra day to celebrate Renita's birthday.

After a two night stay it was time to cross tornado alley. A break in the storms appeared and so we did four three hundred mile legs in a row. The first night we ended up in Ardmore, Oklahoma, day two in Dodge City, Kansas, the third day found us parking in Ogallala, Nebraska, and the fourth day we ended up in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Here we had a nice day and then the temperatures have dropped. Snow is forecast for the upper elevation on Mothers Day, so we are resting here for a week before crossing Wyoming and ending up in Star Valley at our summer base camp.
Hopefully we will have a break in the weather here as we want to go rock hounding at some of our favorite places. The forecasts don't look good but we really love the Black Hills and Rapid City so its always a good place to sit and recuperate from the long haul. Clear skies