tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post7410815552298102629..comments2023-05-27T16:19:09.069-04:00Comments on Reflections From the Fence: THE Trip, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, Part 1Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-14505492393906192132012-02-16T19:11:00.405-05:002012-02-16T19:11:00.405-05:00After reading your description, I want to go there...After reading your description, I want to go there!<br /><br />Although I doubt the 116 degree head in the Badlands is not the "dry heat" we get here in Arizona.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-68239281454343947172012-01-31T14:23:42.345-05:002012-01-31T14:23:42.345-05:00One more for my bucket list. This kind of place fa...One more for my bucket list. This kind of place fascinate me. I've adored our visits to Death Valley (though been so very grateful for the ability to merely pass through). This seems a similarly extreme environment.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-16810970365172724732012-01-30T11:16:53.301-05:002012-01-30T11:16:53.301-05:00Your descriptions are fantastic and very much appr...Your descriptions are fantastic and very much appreciated!Lynne Carothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560436495937924150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-16315232964977671012012-01-30T10:44:25.255-05:002012-01-30T10:44:25.255-05:00Apparently the green is not a given, according to ...Apparently the green is not a given, according to MOC friend Jan. I would bet that just a few weeks later it would not have been green.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-56453172719678977342012-01-29T13:34:28.681-05:002012-01-29T13:34:28.681-05:00I couldn't wait to get out of that area. We ca...I couldn't wait to get out of that area. We camped one night in May, warm, not terribly hot, so we were lucky. At least you got some green in your photos, and saw the place first hand.Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-22785425431861746452012-01-29T09:34:30.258-05:002012-01-29T09:34:30.258-05:00Well, my eyeballs don't do before sunrise, so ...Well, my eyeballs don't do before sunrise, so you have my kudos there Lynne. Get the awestruck, don't like the rattlesnake, would have loved the eagle, and I saw lots of prairie dogs elsewhere, but, they are always a treat. And, so agree, we must open ourselves to the experience, you said that a lot better than I have been able to. I worked on this for several hours and still the correct descriptions escape. You came much closer. Thanks.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-29187141967759892012-01-29T09:32:11.291-05:002012-01-29T09:32:11.291-05:00That is what I was contemplating Lisa. What would...That is what I was contemplating Lisa. What would it have been like to be down there walking or on horseback say 100 years ago.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-40707574946398584972012-01-29T09:21:47.634-05:002012-01-29T09:21:47.634-05:00We were at the Badlands before sunrise on a day ex...We were at the Badlands before sunrise on a day expected to be in the 110's. We got there just at the end of a thunderstorm and watched the sunrise over the canyons. We were awestruck. We hiked, found a rattlesnake, an eagle and our first prairie dogs. It was an amazing day. I feel that the Badlands connect to people who are open to just what the description states - unpredictable, sometimes violent, extreme ... and gorgeous!Lynne Carothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560436495937924150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-72269344978855539262012-01-29T09:13:28.913-05:002012-01-29T09:13:28.913-05:00Brings to mind all the cowboy movies where they ri...Brings to mind all the cowboy movies where they ride through the Badlands. Just think about traveling through that place on horseback with a canteen of water, some old beef jerkey, a bedroll and a limited number of bullets....Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.com