MINI sprayed with cow urine...check. Torrential rains...check. Sleet...check. Holed up in a hotel cellar during a tornado warning...check. Hail...check. Stalked by Bison...check. Check engine light...check. Going out of warranty...check. Travelling with another MINI owning couple...check. Beautiful blue skies...check. Beautiful blue skies with picturesque puffy clouds...check. Visiting the Bad Lands, Mount Rushmore, and Devils Tower...check. Visiting Yellowstone and Grand Tetons...check. Seeing a convertible Corvette that we saw a few months prior in Arkansas...check. Spotting the rare one-horned Mercedes...check. Visiting friends along the way...check. Visiting Agate Fossil Beds, Fort Robinson, and Toadstool Geologic Park...check. Evening beers while discussing the day’s event...check. Unforgettable trip...CHECK!
It started out bumpy but ended up great. At least that was fixed by a quick car wash. The bad weather was a bit more inconvenient. Nope