On Sunday we had an early start as luggage had to be outside the rooms by 6:45 and the bus was leaving at 8 AM. First stop was the Badlands!!
The visitor center had a fossil lab where
someone was actively removing rock and sediment to expose a fossil!! Also many fossil examples. And a replica of an extinct creature called
an Archaeotherium. Kind of a large warthog.
What a crazy looking creature!
We also stopped at a couple of viewpoints including the
Yellow Mounds whose color comes from the mineral Goethite. Such amazing
vistas!!
Next up was a stop at Wall Drug which is best described as a
large frontier mall. Probably where Bucees got their inspiration. We had some lunch of BBQ Beef sandwiches from
their specials menu. Really a Sloppy Joe in BBQ sauce. Pretty tasty. Also tried a couple of their cake donuts.
We then headed to our hotel for the next two nights which is the Custer State Park Resort. Beautiful spot on a huge park of over 70,000 acres!! We had a chance for a mandatory rest period before it was time for our Buffalo Safari with chuck wagon dinner. We saw so many bison (buffalo only exist in Africa and Asia). No need for binoculars. They were so close!!
Dinner was tasty steak with all the campfire sides you'd expect
including Cole slaw, potato salad and corn bread. During the safari, we had torrential rains
where we got soaked. It actually added
to this amazing experience.
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