My wife Jamie and I love packing up our 3 pups and our girls and going camping. This is our visit to Badlands NP. I was so nervous to take our pride flag out but did it anyway and I am so happy I did. We want to show our girls strength in being ourselves wherever we are.
Sincerely,
Badlands National Park
This park's sharply textured rock formations share a 244,000-acre landscape with the largest protected mixed-grass prairie in the United States.
State(s): South Dakota
Established: 1929
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Greetings from Badlands National Park
It was our first family trip to South Dakota and we did our best to see all the sights! Of course, we weren't able to see all SD has to offer, but we did drive through and take in the glorious beauty of the Badlands National Park. I am in…
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Greetings from Badlands National Park
So Happy we Finally made it here! The first time we came close to the Badlands was in 1997, on a trip to Yellowstone, but our schedule did not allow for a stop at the Badlands. ( That trip is another story to be told...!) We planned for over 20…
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