We were awakened by rain around 4:30am but it was over by the time we got up several hours later. We took the 36 Mile Scenic Loop Drive today and enjoyed it very much. We took a few trails along the way and managed to make it back to the trailer with only a few sprinkles along the way. The skies are very dark and ominous, it looks so much like it will really rain hard but it hasn’t. It is upper 60’s and low 70’s most of the time but since the humidity is 80% it seems almost warm and sticky. I am sure I saw at least 5 new varieties of wildflowers along the various paths today. We also saw a few wild horses, many bison, a deer, and a multitude of prairie dogs. The Coal Line Trail caked our shoes with red and gray mud, so much so we had to change them. We had to soak each of Tony’s paws to get all the caked clay out of them, it was like rocks before the soaking. At one point on our trip today we had 4G service so I was able to post yesterday’s blog from a lovely spot overlooking the Badlands. We are relaxing back at the trailer now, John is sleeping. By evening it is sprinkling again. Tomorrow we will continue our Eastward direction once again.
The Badlands
Wild Horse on the hill
Bison
The Little Missouri River
Coal Line Trail (this is the only part that was not muddy!)
Pretty Tree on the Coal Line Trail
Deer
Prairie Dog (there are hundreds, if not thousands of them)
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