Madison, IN We like to squeeze in one last camping trip in early December, and luckily in our region there have been some splendidly warm days.

There’s many reasons to love RV’ing, and the list got a little longer this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Harmonie State Park Threaded with many hiking trails that end at a pretty picnic area along the Wabash River.

We traveled 3621 miles in 3 weeks, and had a wonderful time all the way!

There’s dust on our tail from the long, long trail.

The high desert prairies are behind us, and now we see hardwood trees and corn farming.

Prairie Homestead – historic sodbuster farm sitting forlornly in the Badlands.

There’s hardly a living thing out here except rattlesnakes and prairie dogs. Upon entering the park, a large sign warns “Prairie Dogs Have Plague” !!

We had lunch at the park restaurant, hoping it would be as swanky as Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint found it in the Hitchcock movie, but alas it’s just …

Deadwood is famous for its Gold Rush days, circa 1875, and for where Wild Bill Hickok was killed in Saloon No. 10.