After leaving the beautiful sunrises and farmtowns of Iowa and the Bridges of Madison County, we ventured west!
South Dakota was our next stop! We had rented a cabin in Wall and it was wonderful! After a good night's sleep that was in a bed and not the van, we took the fam to Wall Drug to spend some time and then headed out to the Loop at the Badlands! One word...AMAZING! I can't figure out how ANYONE could have ventured through this territory OR set up house. It was beautiful beyond belief, but not wagon or cattle friendly. Although there were some areas of grass and trees, most of this area was rock.
We even saw some sheep venturing through the rock. There was a herd of about eight.
We also were able to see LOTS of prarie dogs! They look very similar to our ground squirrels in Montana, but definately can see differences. The kids thought they were pretty darn cool, though! The bison were also out in the Badlands, but I couldn't get close enough to them to get off any good shots. I was willing to get out and head to the herd, but my husband and mother-in-law protested stating I was going to get attacked. One will never know, now!
From South Dakota we went to Wyoming. And what a beautiful state! Dave, the kids and I had been through there before, but it was at night. This time it was day, well, dusk. It was still light enough to see the rock formations. This is one of my favorite shots I took during vacation. And honestly, I took it while we were in the car. Luck, I suppose : )
One of the places my husband requested to see was Devil's Tower. It's pretty cool to see this GIANT rock formation just out in the middle of nowhere. There are Indian stories of how it was formed and geologist say it was made from lava. But whatever the truth may be, it was pretty neat to see.
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