Prairie Dog

Fri, 6/6/08

Badlands, SD: Up very early (for us) this morning—6:30. Headed over to the lodge for breakfast at 8:00 and then retraced our route through the park yesterday. A beautiful day—sunny and breezy. After driving the main road through the park, we turned off on the rim road--a gravel road which skirts the rim for several miles. We saw prong-horned antelope, bison, and lots of prairie dogs. We even saw a burrowing owl. The road leaves the rim and descends into this beautiful, green valley. More bison. Checked out the primitive campground there. Tents only and no water, but in a beautiful spot right next to a prairie dog town and there were bison roaming through the campground. Went back on the main road through the park to the lodge and had lunch and then decided to go get the computer and see if we could get on-line using their wi-fi. But they’d been having trouble with it and we were unable to get on. So we drove out of the park about a mile and toured a pioneer homestead. The home was made of sod. Drove back through the park and walked a couple of trails. Then took the computer over to the Badlands Inn to see if we could access their wi-fi. No luck there either. So, back to the camper and put some stuff away outside. Another storm brewing (sigh). We leave tomorrow for the Black Hills. Saw them in the distance from the Rim Road. Hope this stormy weather stops.