From Moving Road Trip

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Greetings from Buffalo, Wyoming! We had an awesome time checking out South Dakota today (no, really!) - the Badlands are amazing and the Black Hills are a lot of fun to drive through. It's amazing to see the changes in the country as you head west, particularly if you're a born-and-raised flatlander like me.

We were really fortunate in the Badlands to spot some bighorned sheep - there are only about a hundred or so in the park and we saw a flock of ten or so. No photos, unfortunately - there was no place to pull over to get snaps, but they were incredibly close to the road and we got a really nice look at them. I was able to spot one of the new lambs as well, so +1 to animal encounters for me. Hopefully we'll have good luck again as we head towards Yellowstone tomorrow.

We've also discovered that Buffalo is kind of a neat little town. We had dinner at a restored Old West hotel that specializes in locally raised bison - a great find considering that it's pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Might have been a little too good, though - we both rolled out of there, I think.

Tomorrow we should have some good shots of Yellowstone, and the next day we're going to wake up early to see if we can catch the animals in action. Stay tuned.