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The earlier settlers came upon this area and named it the Badlands because of the rock mountains. I would think many of them would have felt like turning around and going home at that point!
It's hard to describe or show in pictures the vastness of these rock mountains - there are over 244,000 acres of it.
The earlier settlers came upon this area and named it the Badlands because of the rock mountains. I would think many of them would have felt like turning around and going home at that point!
It's hard to describe or show in pictures the vastness of these rock mountains - there are over 244,000 acres of it. This was one hike we decided not to take! 
Talk about the "long and winding road"......
Talk about the "long and winding road"......
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We kept seeing billboards for Wall Drug and remembered it was on 60 Minutes so decided we'd make a stop there. Wall Drug was heaven for souvenir hunters -- a giant 4-block-long gift shop. It was divided into "shoplets" (small quaint shops) with leather goods, books, knives, jewelry, food, and yes, there was even a drug store section.
Ed was pleased to find a money clip that is also a small knife to replace one he had lost recently. We looked at the various food places and besides being expensive, the food was very ordinary. The egg salad I had made that morning made delicious sandwiches and it was nice to get out of the 97 degree heat.
This machine played these instruments IF you put in a quarter.
Ed was pleased to find a money clip that is also a small knife to replace one he had lost recently. We looked at the various food places and besides being expensive, the food was very ordinary. The egg salad I had made that morning made delicious sandwiches and it was nice to get out of the 97 degree heat.
Love that photo of the two of you!
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