View from our campsite
Western DiamondbackWed, 6/4/08
Badlands, SD: Left the campground this morning at 10:20. This part of South Dakota is all flat farmland and cattle ranches. After driving about 2 hours (on Rt. 90 heading west), we came down a steep hill and spread out before us was the Missouri River—very blue and pristine in this area—surrounded by the prettiest hills. We stopped there for lunch. Very pretty. Leaving there we went steadily up hill and then we were on a high plateau of prairie for hundreds of miles with gently rolling, lush green hills. No trees. Arrived at the Badlands at about 2:30 mountain time. After we got set up we drove through the area which is like on another planet. Walked a couple of trails. Saw a western diamondback rattlesnake. Got my snake gaiters out and wore them on the second trail. Started sprinkling so we headed back and had left-overs for dinner.
Badlands, SD: Left the campground this morning at 10:20. This part of South Dakota is all flat farmland and cattle ranches. After driving about 2 hours (on Rt. 90 heading west), we came down a steep hill and spread out before us was the Missouri River—very blue and pristine in this area—surrounded by the prettiest hills. We stopped there for lunch. Very pretty. Leaving there we went steadily up hill and then we were on a high plateau of prairie for hundreds of miles with gently rolling, lush green hills. No trees. Arrived at the Badlands at about 2:30 mountain time. After we got set up we drove through the area which is like on another planet. Walked a couple of trails. Saw a western diamondback rattlesnake. Got my snake gaiters out and wore them on the second trail. Started sprinkling so we headed back and had left-overs for dinner.
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