After a great stay in Deadwood we hit the road and took the long and scenic route to the Badlands National Park. This was another place we fell in love with last year and so we returned for two nights this time. We cannot say enough good things about the Cedar Pass Lodge which is a group of cabins within the park right on the edge of the Badlands themselves. We loved having more time here and were able to take the time to hike some of the trails and really get into the Badlands themselves. We were surprised when a Park Ranger told us we could walk anywhere we wanted and wondered about damage to the land. As it turns out the Badlands themselves are eroding about an inch a year so they do not worry about foot traffic causing any impact. Having said that there were enough beware Rattlesnake signs to totally put us off striking off the beaten tracks into the undergrowth where snakes might be lurking.
We were lucky enough to see some great wildlife;
Finally some Big Horn Sheep!
We rode around the Badlands loop in the morning when it was cloudy, the afternoon as the cloud broke up and then later on as the shadows lengthened. It was incredible how the light changed and altered the scenery.
Fun with our shadows!
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