We drove out to the Badlands on Sunday. In the past we had driven out on I-90 past Wall, SD and taken the main entrance, but this time we went in on a back road and got a different perspective. We saw the usual stops at the main entrance and the visitor center, but then took off on a long loop. Along the way we stopped at a fossil education walk and met a park ranger who was from Charlotte, NC. He is a retired teacher from East Mecklenburg High and worked the summers for the park service. We talked for a while to catch up on stuff back home.
After we completed half of the loop, we were close to Wall, SD and decided to go the Wall Drugstore for a required visit when you come to this part of the world. They post road signs advertising free ice water, 5 cent coffee, and homemade donuts for hundreds of miles on I-90 and other roads. It's expanded since we were there in 1993. It was half the town then, so they basically are the town now.
We drove back to the park and picked up the loop again, but this time it was a gravel road for 20 miles. This ride was along the rim and where the buffalo roamed. Also there was a prairie dog town with hundreds of their hills. We got a lot of pictures on Flickr, and I've already posted a buffalo video to Facebook.
We saw a big storm building in the distance and got some pictures of that as well. It's amazing how far you can see things out here. The storm was 20 miles away when we photoed it.
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