Where do we start? After driving through absolutely the flattest terrain ever, we began to see a change in the landscape the closer we got to the park. From totally flat, to rolling plains, to hilly, to HOLY SHIT! These gigantic mountains made entirely of rock were am absolutely amazing sight. Michele and I pulled over once we entered the park (FREE! Because we were smart and bought a Park Pass for the National Park Service for all of the national parks). We starred up at these amazing monsters before us and were speechless. Yes for once I had not words. Any sentence, group of disruptive words strung together can’t describe this place. The best word that comes to mind is hypnotic. We were drawn to the pinks, oranges, reds, tans, and browns’ moving in what seems like a dance from one mountain to the other. They were swirls of colors moving from very muted and pale to extremely bright and loud. What made it even better was the sunlight. The way the sun gently meandered over the smooth, crumbly, sharp wall and illuminated huge crags in the side of these walls was inspirational. I swear it can almost be described as a religious experience; it was out of this world. Leaving the Badlands National Park we headed to the infamous Wall Drug in Wall, SD. It was very difficult
Bison: 2
Prairie Dogs: 17
Cows: It seems like millions
Jackalope: 1 (it was stuffed in Wall)
No comments:
Post a Comment