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After watching the sun rise over the Missouri, we headed west over the prairie. We are starting to see more cattle and the crops are mainly sunflowers and maize. If you haven't ever seen the tassel on maize it is a bright red (sorry no picture).
Our first stop was the prairie homestead. This was an original homestead with a sod house. There was also a small colony of white prairie dogs. (Pictures of both in South Dakota album).
Then it was on to Badlands National Park, unbelievable landscapes! There is no way my puny pictures can do it justice. As we were leaving the park, we decided to take a short (5 mile) extension of the loop road to see the big prairie dog village. What a mistake! Miles of teeth jarring washboard gravel;
Surprised the van is still in one piece.
We made a stop at Wall Drug, a big waste of time. It was just kitschy tourist stuff. We pretty much just walked in, turned around and walked out.
Last stop of the day was a minuteman missile silo and control center. The control center tour was very interesting and our guide was an ex air force guy who had actually been stationed as launch control officer at this site. He had lots of interesting tidbits of info.
Thanks to those of you reading my ramblings. I appreciate the feedback messages. It makes me realize that my words aren't just disappearing into the ether.
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