4th of July in Badlands National Park

We left Western NY early on the 1st of July and drove all day for 3 days thru Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota - we camped at some lovely places and enjoyed the vast countryside and towns as we drove along. I never knew there was a Spam Museum in Minnesota! I really want to stop there next time I am on Interstate 90 and john wished he could have stopped at the John Deere museum and factory!

We are now in South Dakota, and spending 3 nights in the Badlands National Park, actually 2 miles just outside the south entrance to the park. It rained all night and the wind was gusting but today the clouds parted and we have some blue skies. We enjoyed the visitors center, a great challenging hike, an Indian Taco with Buffalo meat, a swim at the campground but MOST of all this beautiful area.

Hopefully you will get a better sense from the pictures!