Friday – August 22, 2014 63 degrees & cloudy
The real reason we stayed overnight in Wall, SD was not because we had to see Wall Drug but to visit Badlands National Park.
Road to The Badlands
It was a short and easy drive to the National Park loop road which was like the mid-western prairie we’ve been looking at for the last two days. Then a sign led us to a scenic overlook and the earth literally opened and we were standing on top of the world, overlooking a deep chasm.
Big Horn Sheep
Photographer on the Edge
Big horn sheep clung to the cliffs and tourists walked out as far as they could to peer at the eroded landscape.
Warning!
Colorful
We drove along the road and stopped at several overlooks to take photographs. Unfortunately, it was an overcast day and the colored stripes of land erosion were muted.
Tourists on the Overlook
Badlands National Park reminded us of the natural formations in Utah. We talked about the surprise the early pioneers must have experienced when they came upon these unfriendly cliffs in their westward journey. I understood why Lewis and Clark and their entourage traveled north.
Amazing Views
Road Through the Park
Sign in the town of Interior, South Dakota