The Badlands turned out to be an unexpected surprise -- very cool views, lots of animals, and a nice campground with covered wagon tables. We saw goats, prairie dogs, a snake (not a rattler, despite the warning signs), and various pet dogs and cats.Shower time now, so I'm turning this over to someone else...
Hey, swy flotter, I mean, fly swatter (aka Josh) reporting in. The badlands were cool, especially since they were so open. They said clearly that there were trails there, but the entire park was open to hiking (but hike at your own risk, as always). So the trails were little markers every 10-30 feet but how you got between them was up to you.
You also could climb the little dunes that seemed to be everywhere. It was there that the first major blood has been spilled (funny how all the blood spilled at all on this trip has been me) as I got into a fight with the badlands and (amazingly enough) lost. No pic of the war wounds though. I'll just take this as a lesson: while on a small dune pay close attention to where your feet are.
Unfortunately we just waited a little too long in the visitors center (somehow we spent almost 40 minutes in it), so it got too hot too fast and we decided it was better to leave outside and stay in the RV then spend more time out in the hot hot sun.
PS. The post title is from a little boy who was overheard near the bathrooms. When asked how the badlands were this was his response. And swy flotter is actually a brand name of fly repellent.
hey, all. At G&G Sattlers now. I failed to report my top pick for names of RVs...G force wins hands-down with me, for obvious reasons (even though our little "G force" is the reason we are not with you now!!)
ReplyDeleteAunt Diane & I just checked Greg's flight info on-line...seems he is over the Atlantic somewhere, heading for DC. Dad & G Barry will go up to Detroit later to get him.
Josh...are you thinking of working for the American Red Cross, or what? You will have to explain later how you get into a fight with the badlands...
my bet is he fell down a dune, but I'm sure it's more exciting then that. I can't wait to see all your pictures! Enjoy the rest of your trip.
ReplyDeletePraire dogs! I'd like to see some of them out in the world (as opposed to a zoo, which is the only place I've seen them).
ReplyDeleteActually Zak gets it right in one.
ReplyDeleteI also liked G force, so good choice ;) Hope Greg has made it safely back to the US.
That was the exciting bit with the prairie dogs was that they weren't in a zoo. We passed a stretch where it seemed that there was nothing but prairie dog holes for quite a distance.