roadtrip 2016 part 2

After lunch on Monday, we left for the badlands. Traveling in the RV is a little different from traveling in the van. 

We camped stayed just outside the Badlands National Park for two nights.  The campground had a small pool and playground.

Lydia had her first mishap of the trip when her and Reggie were racing back to the RV and she fell on the gravel at full speed.

That night, we had a campfire and made s'mores.  Then it was off to bed!  The next day was going to be full.

(I slept between Lydia and Brett.)

The next morning we went back into Badlands National Park.  We toured the visitor center. The kids participated in the Jr Ranger Program and earned their first Jr Ranger Badge.  We ate lunch at the restaurant in the park.  The Indian taco was delicious, but enough to share.

After lunch, we went further into the park to explore and hike.

Reggie is in this picture because Brett refused.

We saw lots of prairie dogs.  They are so entertaining!  We also saw a long horned sheep, which I did not take a picture of.

 (Behind the scenes shot.)

We kept driving and went to the famous Wall Drug.  The kid's favorite part was the dinosaur that "gets hungry" every 15 minutes.  The splash pad was not there the last time I visited.  We did not get 5 cent coffee, but we did have ice cream cones and buy some homemade donuts to have for breakfast the next day.

After Wall Drug, we went back to the campground for supper.  The kids went swimming, but it was cold.  The next day we would be driving further west.