Day 13: The Badlands…

July 6, 2007 | 12:08 AM

Today I drove from Rapid City, South Dakota to North Platte, Nebraska. In between that drive I hit the town of Wall (home of Wall Drug, which had been advertising since Wyoming), the Badlands National Park, and Buffalo Gap National Grassland. The Badlands were particularly impressive, if not reminiscent of parts of southeastern Utah (in 2000, my parents and I drove out west through New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado and it was great). I saw a lot of prairie dogs, which was fun. And the drive down US-83 was perfect- I saw about ten cars the whole time.

At one point I drove through one of the towns where Dances With Wolves was filmed. And a couple other movies/documentaries were filmed in a few other areas I’ve been on the trip, including Saskatchewan, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska.

Which brings me to a list of places I’d rather never visit again. I know. Bummer. But think of it this way- I’ve covered so much territory, it’s easier to say I’d skip returning to these places than to list all the spots I’d gladly go see again. So, here it is: Western Montana; North Platte and Lincoln, Nebraska; Mount Rushmore. There. That’s it. Pretty simple. The rest of my trip includes places I’ve already been- Enid, Oklahoma and Denton, Texas. I may or may not spend another night in the Glen Rose area before heading back to New Orleans on Monday instead of Sunday. I haven’t made that decision yet.

Here are all the pictures from the Badlands, and the entire Canada trip set.

Posted in Canada 2007 Series, Hello Foto Series, Life, Missions, Photography, Travel