Thu, 6/5/08

Badlands, SD: Overcast this morning and threatening rain, so we headed to Wall, SD, to the Wall Drug. Co. I pictured it as something like the Old Forge Hardware Store in the Adirondacks. It’s been featured on Good Morning America, written up in Time Magazine, etc. The Old Forge hardware store was much better. We did have a homemade donut there that was pretty good. They also have homemade ice cream, restaurants, clothing, etc. Left there and took the loop road back through the park. Saw some outstanding vistas, but unfortunately it had started raining pretty good, so we’ll drive back tomorrow. The badlands area is much bigger than I thought. There’s supposed to be bison, big horn sheep, prairie dogs, and black footed ferrets in here. Oh, and also burrowing owls and the swift fox. And of course rattle snakes. We have seen those. Back to the camper and spent the afternoon and evening hunkered down. It rained and blew like crazy. The camper was shaking pretty good. Did that all night long.