Today was amazing and, for many of us, the best day so far! The morning went fairly smoothly, except for one group that had 3 flats in the first 15 miles. However, they also had a good time as one of the flats resulted in them discovering a ghost town called Okaton. We went through the beautiful badlands, climbing many rocks and taking tons of pictures. Through the badlands we had water stops every ten miles due to the extreme heat, but it was definitely worth it! During the last ten miles we got caught in a storm with very strong winds and painfully large raindrops. We fought through it though and ended the day with a hot cup of coffee and some donuts a the much anticipated Wall Drug store.Along the ride we talked to many cancer survivors and other tourists all of whom were very motivating and inspiring. Thank you to everyone that supported us us during this hot and hilly day! Also great thanks to Wall Drug for donating our breakfast donuts and Roger Dyson for buying the entire team pizza tonight! Thanks also to Charles Staben for doing an incredible portrait. Off to Rapid City!Much love,Illini 4000