The Magnificent Badlands
Elizabeth Flesher
Elizabeth Flesher
How Magnificent! After an 8 hour drive we made it to the
badlands. Eyes widened as the land changed form fields of sunflowers to the
rugged landscaped that reminded me of ant mounds. Once we got to our campground
in the Badlands National Park we fumbled out of the vans to stretch and set up
tents. As I tried setting up my tent I had to battle the wind that kept blowing
and trying to take it away. Luckily Tyler came to help before I lost it. As
dinner was being cooked a few of us took that chance to explore and see the
badlands up close. We were all so excited and in awe of how much beauty this
place holds. As we ran around and took pictures a few slipped through the
clay-like mud. Kevin happened to fall and covered in mud. Dinner was ready so
we all made our way back to camp. We chowed down on spaghetti and vegetables
and saw that the sun was beginning to set. We made way to the top of a hill to
enjoy the scenery. A ton of pictures
that we are excited to share with everyone back home. Never have I seen
a sunset like this one. The last light of the day reflected off the badlands
and gave the landscape a red tint. I didn’t want the sun to go down. I wanted
to enjoy the beauty for awhile longer, but unfortunately it set. After everything
was cleaned and put away we gathered so the LOW’s could brief us of the day
ahead. We have an exciting tour and interpretation of the badlands scheduled.
We will get the chance to put our knowledge to use of the topics we studied for
the past semester and summer on outdoor education. It is bed time, but before
that we got the care packages that were sent to us from back home. Everyone was
happy to receive letters and packages from friends and loved ones. Thank you
for supporting and thinking of us on our journey.
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