Also, saw 4 separate windfarms yesterday in eastern Colorado with more than 50 windmills each.
Today was supposed to be a short day for us where we would stop around 2, rest, write pastcards, swim, wash clothes as we are down to the bareminimum of bare minimums.
We went from NE to SD and saw so many long trains with coal - from Canada?
We rode into Hot Springs, SD with the best of intentions and then saw the sign for the Mammoth Exhibition. So we went into and saw the largest Columbian mammoth dig in the world. It is still active and was really neat to see. After the dig, we went to a no-name cafe and had our best meal yet - go figure.
Then on to the Badlands via:
*a gravel road under construction with huge machines to navigate around
* the Oglalla reservation with beautiful views and some strange sightings
* Scenic,SD, a virtual ghost town where almost everything is for sale
* a 30 mile gravel road through the center of the Badlands - the most incredible ride and place to go! We saw antelope, bison and prairie dogs and unbelievable views!
* dinner in the Badlands where I had Sioux Indian Fry Bread taco with buffalo meat - yum!
We are in Wall, SD now - it is around 11pm and we've been here for about 20 minutes. So goes our short day of rest and dirty clothes. Tomorrow morning is Wall Drugs and then on to Mt Rushmore and more.
So far, I've done pretty well I've only killed one wildlife specimen - an unfortunate bird.
Furniture is in the new home - thanks Reeves and Ashley!
Mammoth bones
My wildlife picture - everything else moved too fast
This man is headed down a loooong stretch of road using his lawn mower for transportation!
A poor showing of all the wonders of the Badlands
i remember all the prairie dogs you did in on another trip (not on purpose of course).. the WHOLE town of scenic,
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Wow, I'm surprise some company hasn't bought the town and renamed it as some advertising campaign. I love the picture of that guy pulling his shack. Awesome.
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