A morning drive across South Dakota set us up for a leisurely afternoon hiking and driving through Badlands National Park. The scenery reminded me some of the Qumran/Masada area and some of Bryce Canyon in Utah.
View from Big Badlands Overlook
We had time to do a number of hikes. Here the whole family hikes on the easy Cliff Shelf Trail.
Hiking on the Cliff Shelf Trail
I don’t know if I should be pleased or not that Jonathan climbed up this rock by himself.
Mark and Jonathan on Cliff Shelf Trail
One more view.
View from Pinnacles Overlook
I learned something else as a result of our afternoon drive through the Badlands. Don’t drive on roads with fresh tar unless you like spending hours scrubbing it off the paint of your car.