The ride through Mt. Rushmore was really exciting, but long. When we rolled into Mt. Rushmore we witnessed the Greenpeace protest in which they hung a banner next to Lincoln saying "America wants leaders not politicians" & "Decrease Global Warming." According to the tour guide, that was the first time anything like that had ever happened.
The ride then continued through the black hills, which were absolutely gorgeous. Even though we spent more time riding, the hills and scenery kept our minds off the time, so the ride didn't seem as long as it actually was.
Almost as soon as we entered into Wyoming, we saw a storm off to the right of us. We didn't really think anything of it at first, but the sky kept getting darker and darker. Slowly, the wind started to pick up. By this point, we decided to waterproof ourselves and pick up the pace. Within about ten minutes, the severity of the storm had increased ten-fold. We then received a text message from one of the riders, who had already arrived at the stayover, saying that the sirens were going off and there were tornadoes in the area. To our left, it was sunny, and the right we saw this horrible storm with funnel clouds. Luckily, the group I was in beat the storm, but another one of the groups had to pull over and take cover in a house nearby.
We were warmly welcomed into our stayover with a delicious meal, and relief to top it off.
The ride today was pretty uneventful compared to yesterday. My group played a few games, including a revised form of catchphrase.