Fall Travel - Westward Bound

We have seen a magnificent  variety of countryside on this trip so far, and met a few interesting people.  We've had remarkably good weather so far, with nights in the 50's in days in the 70's, and breathtakingly beautiful skies.

Iowa Campground

We've stayed in a variety of beautiful campgrounds, as well as a few practical ones (occasionally these are necessary).

Badlands Campground

Custer State Park Campground

  

We've driven through mile after mile of sameness, such as the corn fields of Iowa and prairies of South Dakota. 

We've driven places of breathtaking and unusual beauty and/or wildlife, which no photograph can really do justice, such as the South Dakota Badlands, Custer State Park in SD, and more. 

Here are a few photos from the Badlands:

Sunset view of Badlands rock formation from our camper

Matterhorn Wannabe... :)

While driving the designated wildlife-viewing road in Custer State Park, we kept talking about how this old tune aptly describes this magnificent area:

"Oh, give me a home where the Buffalo roam

Where the deer and the Antelope play;

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,

And the sky is not cloudy all day."  (Song: Home on the Range)
The animals in the park are remarkably tame, in that they don't mind very close proximity of vehicles, but the good thing is that it allows us to see them "up-close and personal" in a way otherwise only available in Zoos, and it is a much happier experience to see that they are free to live in such beautiful surroundings.

Buffalo

Bighorn Sheep

Prairie Dog

Wild Burros