Day 12 - Rapid City to Gillette

27 May 2004

Highlights:

  • Badlands National Park
  • Devil's Tower

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    Wall Drug sign - Route 90 east (South Dakota, USA)Wall Drug sign
    Route 90 east (South Dakota, USA)

    We saw literally *dozens* of these signs to Wall Drug. I really wish we'd gone there just to see what all the fuss was about!

    Wall Drug sign - Route 90 east (South Dakota, USA)Wall Drug sign
    Route 90 east (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park sign - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park sign
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Badlands National Park - Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)Badlands National Park
    Badlands National Park (South Dakota, USA)

    Big cog wheel we saw being driven down the highway - Route 90 west (South Dakota, USA)Big cog wheel we saw being driven down the highway
    Route 90 west (South Dakota, USA)

    Dodge 4x4 - Route 90 west (South Dakota, USA)Dodge 4x4
    Route 90 west (South Dakota, USA)

    An all-American Pickup, with an all-American in his cowboy hat inside

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower and a Wyoming number plate - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower and a Wyoming number plate
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    The state number plate for Wyoming has Devil's Tower. I looked all over the cark park for a car with a Wyoming number plate, but being a tourist-only destination, I could only find one Wyoming car in the entire car park!

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Without the sun on it for a more dramatic look

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Blue bird - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Blue bird
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower info board - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower info board
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    You don't have to be mad, but it helps!

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Devil's Tower - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Devil's Tower
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Prairie dog - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Prairie dog
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Prairie dog - Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)Prairie dog
    Devil's Tower (Wyoming, USA)

    Sunset over Wyoming - Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)Sunset over Wyoming
    Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)

    Sunset over Wyoming - Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)Sunset over Wyoming
    Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)

    Sunset over Wyoming - Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)Sunset over Wyoming
    Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)

    All these were taken out the open window at 65mph

    Sunset over Wyoming - Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)Sunset over Wyoming
    Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)

    Sunset over Wyoming - Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)Sunset over Wyoming
    Route 90 west (Wyoming, USA)

    This is my ufo photo. It doesn't look like cloud to me, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't the Goodyear blimp :)

    Motel 6 room - Motel 6, Gillette (Wyoming, USA)Motel 6 room
    Motel 6, Gillette (Wyoming, USA)

    This was typical of the sort of motel room we stayed in

    Motel 6 room - Motel 6, Gillette (Wyoming, USA)Motel 6 room
    Motel 6, Gillette (Wyoming, USA)

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