The Badlands did not disappoint either. Very cool. They are like a mini Grand Canyon. The rain held off, even though it's cold and dark. We took the 26 mile scenic drive through the Badlands National Park. We also stopped at the Wounded Knee Museum . Wounded Knee is not one of the bright spots in our countries' history. The soldiers totally massacred around 300 defenseless Indians in 1890. Many were women, children and babies. Also, we stopped at an original prairie home. The home was a sod house. The settlers built their home into a hill and used sod bricks for the interior walls. Not very pretty, but I guess it did the job. Larry saw the last of his prairie dogs today, too. We are now headed to Steve & Gena's in Minnesota. The trip is definitely winding down. We are both pretty sad about that, but we've had a wonderful time and feel lucky that we've got to see and do all that we have.

Comments from Larry: It was sad leaving the prairie dogs. A woman I met said ranchers hate them, but I still love them (except for the 10 foot one I met today.)

Comments from Eldon: Today was our last day to visit a national park. They truly are a treasure. I guess Teddy Roosevelt knew what he was doing back in 1903 when he started the national parks. I guess there is no way to dawdle anymore, I'm sadly on my way home.

PS - we have driven 11,000 miles now.