Badlands of South Dakota

June 16th - This was a great day off. We finally had a sunny day off and went to the Badlands. The drive over was fantastic. The mustard grass was in bloom and all you could see in some areas was this wonderful yellow green on the hillsides.
The Badlands are an incredible place, it is almost a mini Grand Canyon. The colors were magnificent - a geologist’s dream We put the top back on the car and I stood taking pictures during the drive. I ended up with 175 pictures and then my battery died!! Fortunately it was toward the end of our visit. Driving back we could see thunder storms in the distance. It is amazing how far you can see and the different cloud formations.

This evening we decided to take a ride around the wildlife loop. They have elk here in the park but they say we would have more luck at dusk seeing them. Unfortunately we did not see any, but we did see buffalo, pronghorn, wild turkey, deer and of course our favorites - the ‘beggin’ burrows. What a beautiful ride, I never cease to wonder at the beauty out here.

Tomorrow we are planning on going to a couple of the caves around here. However, we might just go in another direction if the spirit moves us!!! Retirement is nice!!!!