Originally Posted by
robow
because you just don't know what will be open when you happen to pass thru.
Yep. Small, country places don't always keep "big city" hours. Edgemont, SD is at the southern end of the Mickelson Trail. There is a small market that closes at 5 p.m. It's not open at all on Sundays. I hit town after 5 p.m. on a Saturday and had to eat out. A few years ago, while touring in MT, I stopped for groceries 18 miles before my campground because I was worried about the selection at, and the hours of, the country store connected with the campground. I arrived at maybe 5:02 and the store was dark and locked up tight. There was a couple behind me that was supposed to stay at the same place. Worried about them, I actually saved some of my provisions for them in case they showed up worth nothing to eat. Turned out they got a room at a place with a restaurant because of the off and on rain showers and hail.