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Murdo, SD
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Peculiar, MO
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Home Stretch
- Route A bonus: the Nebraska Sandhills on US-83 are surprisingly lovely
- Route B bonus: Lewis & Clark interpretive center at Sioux City if anyone wants one last stamp
Sunrise, Sunset & Golden Hour
Sunrise
6:07 AM CDT
Sunset
9:28 PM CDT
Be set up by (sunrise)
5:37 AM
Be set up by (sunset)
9:08 PM
Sunrise spot — Range Country Lodging parking lot or US-83 south of Murdo — wide-open South Dakota plains facing east. First full Central time sunrise since Day 1.
6:07 AM CDT — if you depart at 8 AM, catch the sunrise from the parking lot. A fine bookend.
Sunset spot — Home — 9607 E Seville Cir, Peculiar, MO. Sunset 9:28 PM CDT. Your backyard. Play the piece where the trip started.
Home by 5:30 PM, sunset at 9:08 PM. Play both pieces in the backyard. Full circle.
Heads Up
Badge inventory check before you leave the hotel — under beds, seat pockets, hotel drawers.
Trip Journal — Day 18
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