I wasn't prepared for this scenery at all. It's just astounding.
The Badlands cover 244,000 acres. When I tell you there are buttes, and spires sticking up through canyon-like creases you picture something but I guarantee you it's nothing like reality. You can look through these pictures and google "badlands" but still it's not how it looks when you're there. It's eerie and cool and beautiful all at the same time.
We spent the night in the park and the wind was gusting and howling. Poor little Gypsy was just rocking and rolling. I kept thinking about the pioneers who came over the hill and saw this scene and said, "Whoa! Now what?"
A few really fun things…
...There's a whole prairie dog village off a gravel road. There are thousands of acres of holes and tunnels and the little dudes pop their heads up then run across the fields. Cute overload.
…There are areas of
native prairie grasslands that are just exactly the way they were during the days of Little House on the Prairie.
…John is convinced this is where the moon landing was filmed [that's a joke].
…Bighorn sheep climb and run through those caverns like they're on flat ground.
…Porcupines, rattlesnakes, bobcats, ferrets, buffalo are all native to the area. And, did you know that if you shine a light in a ferret's eyes (they're nocturnal) they glow a greenish color?
…The sky goes forever in this wide open space. It's beautiful.
Enjoy the pictures, but make plans to visit.
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