Minuteman, Badlands and Wall Drug

After leaving Pierre this morning we made our way west. After a stop at the Minuteman Missile Historic Site. From there we traveled through Badlands National Park on our way to Rapid City. The park has many geologic features reminiscent of the Painted Desert in Arizona. A major difference is the large swaths of prairie grass spread throughout the park's buttes. As we drove through we were treated to two surprise sightings of the park's resident long horn sheep, once along the main road and a second time grazing on a grassy area of a butte. Once we left the park, we headed to Wall where we briefly stopped at the famous Wall Drug. If you're looking for a South Dakota souvenir, you'll definitely find it here. After a little shopping, we continued on to our next overnight stop: Rapid City.Read more