After our hike, we decided to finish the scenic loop road before heading back to camp to hitch up for our drive to Custer State Park.
Along the many overlooks we could see a lot of different types of wildlife and plants. It was a beautiful day for a drive and it was nice to sit and ride since our feet were tired from the hike.
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| All the lightly colored piles of dirt are from prairie dogs. |
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| There were quite a few prairie dog towns in the park. |
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| Bighorn sheep grazing in the open grass. |
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| Mixed grass prairie as far as the eye can see. It is one of the largest protected natural prairie in the US. |
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| The kids had fun running up the mounds... |
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| and sliding back down. |
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| Over and over again they went up and back down; they said it was "the giant slide". |
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| Badlands Park is 244,00 Acres |
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| More cattle grazing in the distance. |
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| Two lone bison, grazing in the valley below. |
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| I spy with my little eye, a bighorn sheep on top of that mound. |
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| Do you see it? |
After driving around, we headed over to the visitors center to turn in the Junior Ranger booklets and collect badges/patches for the kids.
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| Here they all are, getting sworn in as Jr. Rangers and collecting their official badges. |
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