Dear Briggz,
On our way to the Badlands we
stopped at the Corn Palace. A large building were they holds concerts
and have sporting events for the community. What makes this building different
is the outside. It is covered in corn! They use the husk, stalks, leaves, cob and
kernel’s to make elaborate designs.
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| Showing how the fill in the design with corn |
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| C not to happy to see the giant corn walking around |
After that it was off to the Badlands. Our plan was to go to a free campsite that
buffalo often wonder through, but it became less appealing as we got closer. We
opted for a campground with electric and real toilets. It was a lovely
campground with views of the badlands and because it was within the park we
never had to leave the gates. A storm
rolled through all but one of the nights we were there. Most were just rain and a little lighting but one night that all
changed. At around 1:45 in the morning
we were all awoken by howling winds, pounding rain and thunder you could feel.
I have to say we were all a bit scared, the camper was shaking and you could
not even hear each other talk. When things
calmed down we looked outside a bit and saw that the pop-up camper behind us had
rolled over due to all the wind. The family of 6 was in the camper when it happened
but amazingly none of them even had a bump. We offered them to come into our
camper but they went off to the rangers station instead. That morning in the
light of day we could see all the damage that was done. Tents were blown away, campers were moved
feet from were they had started and belongings were blown everywhere. The
camper in front of us had been blown back a good 4 feet and just a little
bit away from hitting our truck! Everyone
in the row were we in had some kind of damage except us. The camper in front of
us was so large that shielded us from the wind. We were very lucky and I will
admit I was shaken up for the rest of the day. I am now even more thankful for
the wonderful trip we are taking and that we are all safe and can continue on
our way.
I hope you are doing well Briggz we love and miss you very
much.
Love, Mom
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| Sunset view from our campsite |
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| All set up |
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| The Badlands right outside our door |
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