Day 11 Part 1 – Rapid City, SD – Sioux Falls, SD

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We’ve tried to keep each post for a single day. But this was an epic day and we took hundreds of photographs. It was hard to cut down to what we will share. Please enjoy!

We’ll get to it in a bit, but probably 60% of all billboards in SD are dedicated to Wall Drug! The one cool aspect is that they still charge old timey prices for coffee, they provide free ice water and lots of major discounts for veterans!
Badlands, here we come!
The Badlands Loop! Route 240! A must do! It’s unbelievable!
Finally here! Let’s get started!
From Rapid City to just outside the Badlands is serene prairie land. About 5 miles out, the land starts to undulate and get a bit wonky. Enter the park and blam! This amazing landscape! What’s crazy is that half of it is above ground and half is below ground! The foreground is all below the prairie-scape as seen in the middle right. The background in the upper right is all above ground!
Close up of the above ground landscape!
I mean, c’mon! It’s just epic! The colors! The camera phone just doesn’t do it justice!
Remarkable!
Now some yellow?!?
Last one! The rows and layers are incredible! They look painted on!
After leaving such an amazing, natural landscape, we headed to kitsch-ville and the land of knick-knacks!
OK, the drug store is cool! Been there almost 100 years, but the rest is just conspicuous consumption of cheaply made goods that are overpriced!
If you want to find Wall Drug, this is all the help we will provide!

Part 2 will follow soon!

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We met in San Francisco in December 2013 and were married on Valentine's Day 2016. After two years of marriage, we've decided to trade in corporate life for a global travel adventure and our continued commitment to making a positive difference in the world. Follow our adventure.

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2 thoughts on “Day 11 Part 1 – Rapid City, SD – Sioux Falls, SD”

  1. Amazing rock formations…colors, shapes & design, especially interesting that some were above the ground and some below. Wow, and I thought there wasn’t much to see in S Dakota!

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