We spent the last 3 days at Cedar Pass Campground in Badlands National Park. The scenery is beautiful. It feels as is we are on another planet at times. The campground layout is odd and obviously designed before large RVs existed, but we have enjoyed the views, peaceful setting and the birds, including Western Meadowlarks and Mountain Bluebirds.
We did some amazing hikes, even with my sore foot (not improved at all). It was mostly climbing and descending, which hurts far less than normal walking. We also scoped out our next camping area, which will be boondocking off-grid, at the rim overlooking the Badlands.
It will be a few days before we post again, since we will be off grid.
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Saddle Pass Trail, Badlands National Park. We hiked to this point on the pass, then climbed to the peak, in this photo, where you can see 2 young girls at the top.
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