Wednesday 18 July 2012

Day 5 & 6: North Dakota to Badlands

Day 5: Last day in Cooperstown

This was a lazy day, visited some family in the afternoon had some cake and coffee. Around 6:30pm we went to a friends farm and went for a horse drawn buggy ride. I was driving for a little bit (holding the reins). Went down some back farm roads, decent farmland scenery.

Horse buggie ride Slew and Sun Driving the Horses




Day 6: Cooperstown to Badlands, South Dakota


Hit the road around 9:30am, it was a rainy morning before I left. Put my rain suit on just incase it rained some more which it didn't, instead it got hot and sunny. Destination for today was the Badlands. Crossed over another Time zone on the way there. I arrived in the badlands around 5:30 Central time but it was actually 4:30 Mountain Time so i had some extra time to explore.
I did the Badlands Loop, which was an amazing ride, nice and curvy and not too much traffic. About the middle of the loop I saw a sign that said Campground this way 12 miles and it was pointing down a Dirt road. So I turned down this dirt road to find the Campsite. about 30min later  on a nice winding dirt road, i find the camp site and it is first come first serve with no extra fee. SWEET FREE CAMPING! so i picked a spot set up then took a little hike to take some photos. Went to bed fairly early after eating cookies for dinner.


BADLANDS Entering the Badlands Badlands Road Badlands Set up camp in the badlands Campground Section of the 12mile dirt road

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