Visit to the Badlands

Sunday, July 10, 2016 – Wall, SD

This morning we headed straight for the Badlands National Park.  Then of course we had to have our picture next to the sign.  I try not to forget.

We drove by an overlook to see this:

Then we drove to a trailhead and hiked a trail.  The first part of the trail was along a boardwalk.

The views are awesome!  The kids had a great time climbing on the rocks.  Even the big kids enjoyed it.  :)  (There are lots of pictures!)

It just seemed like every turn we made it was time for another picture.  :)  Before leaving the area we got a couple of pictures of couples.

With it being so hot even a short hike seemed long, but Jess and I still had a smile on our faces.  :)

We finally made it to the southern visitor center and had some lunch. 

Ami did a great job hiking and was very tired.  She had a nice nap while we ate lunch.  :)

Did I mention it was hot out?  Jess took a picture of the temperature gauge in the Suburban just to show how hot it was.

Now it was time for another hike.  At the beginning of the trail I saw this rabbit just off the boardwalk.

The views on this hike were also awesome.  I don't have any many pictures from this trail. :)

Mike J took this beautiful panoramic view.

I have a few more hiking pictures.

When we got back close to the parking lot Alex laid down on the boardwalk.  He was worn out! 

Close to the parking lot was this unusual rock formation and we just had to take a picture of it.

It was another wonderful day!