Vacation 2014 Post 9 - Badlands, SD

Having been here, I believe, four different times now, I enjoy the beauty of the place more every time.  I think this may be the first time that we actually got out and did a little hiking in the Badlands as well, so perhaps that helped.

Regardless, it was the first time for the boys as well as Aunt Molly and I think they were quite impressed by the strangeness of area.  It is quite similar to the Painted Desert down South, which Molly visited with us when Robby was only two years old, so we did stir some of those memories.

The Chinaman climbing and likely wondering why we put him in such places!

Bro's looking good together.

A family shot prior to Robby getting sick...

A family shot post Robby getting sick.  He looks a little thinner, don'cha think?

Aunt Molly and the Chinaman doing some "edge of the world" hiking.

What is truly amazing about this picture and the next one, is how LITTLE justice the picture does for the sheer beauty of where we were, and the drop just behind the humanoids.

Exhibit B...

Just to prove that the Badlands aren't all colorless crumbling stones.

Calebber never misses an opportunity to model a good hat!

Again, it just simply does not capture the true magnitude of what you see in person!