My first really big and scary adventure on this road trip

day 36:

I had a crazy day yesterday. I got lost in the middle of nowhere in badlands and it got dark and there was literally no one to be seen. All I had was darkness, no sight of civilizalion, dark rocky formations and land formations around me. As I heard night insects and animals, I ran for miles in search for help while paw marks from animals and big scary deers running next to me scared the hell out of me. I ran out of water to drink as a couple of cars going by me did not stop for help calls. Eventually some construction workers were able to help me and take me to the rangers office and then a man from there offered me a ride to find my car and then finally I was able to drive my way to the nearest motel in town. It all sounds fun writing now but it was scary for the 2 hours of helplessness. This experience will require a detailed write up later but for now here are my recent updates on the progress.

new connections so far:
37. crazy poet in Minnesota
38. dude helping me with buying my stuff in Minnesota
39. dude who thought i was planning for a black out
40. manager at days inn and his directions and advice for badlands
41. helpful lady at the badlands visitor center
42. helpful construction workers after getting lost in badlands
43. helpful man at the rangers office who drove me to my car after getting lost in the dark
44. crazy stalking dude
45. friendly lady at the front desk of super 8 motel

new good deeds so far:
17. Pen donation to the crazy poet
18. extravagant $10 Money donation to the cleaning lady at days inn.
19. Helping out the crazy stalking dude by helping him lessen his stress by a normal conversation although I totally found him creepy.