DAY 23 (Thursday July 12th) Rapid City, SD to Interior, SD:  80 miles. This was what I call a travel day....mostly no hills and clear sailing. I felt good again today and we hauled ass. By Picnic we were averaging over 20 mph, and ended the day at 19.5 mph. We did not have a lot of unique scenery today, but at picnic we stopped in a small ghost town called Scenic, SD. It is famous, as the town has been up for sale for a few years. It was recently purchased, but nothing is brewing there yet. It has only one active business at the moment, a trading post. Scott drafted off Theo and I for 70 miles, then took off before the last water stop, when he should have pulled us. As veterans, it was our duty to teach the young lad a lesson, so at the last water stop, we ditched him when he stopped to relieve himself. He got the message, and helped pull on Friday. At the tail end of the ride, we crossed into Badlands National Park and got a teaser for what we will see on Friday. Malcolm caught us, so the three of us, (Theo, Malcolm and I) completed the ride by 11:40am. Tim was already there, as he wanted to get through it fast and save some saddle time. It was a hot day, so we chugged down gallons of chocolate milk when we arrived and some of us even jumped in the pool at the RV park. Pictures: (1-4) Scenic, SD, (5-7) teaser for Badlands Nat'l Park