Go West Young Man...

The morning after the wedding it was time to head North and West.  Sunday took us through GA, TN, KY, IL and MO.  We stopped for the night in Boonville, MO and spent the night in a Walmart parking lot.  They were very nice when we asked if we could stay.   It was a quiet convenient place to stay and the price was right.  It added another state to our list of states we have spent the night in, in the Land Yacht, to four. We also picked up some things we needed from Walmart so a win, win.  Monday we were on the road again traveling through MO and NE.  We reached Ogallala, NE around 6:30.  Tired but happy to be there.  Jay and Ginger have a house on Lake McConaghy. Their driveway was the perfect length for us to park in while we were there.  Tuesday Jay, Wayne and I had a beautiful day for a sail on the lake.  Our 15 mile trip took about 4 hours.  Wednesday, Ginger and their granddaughter, Rowena, joined us for our sail.  It was very windy and the lake was choppy so we only sailed for 5 miles.  It was a nice visit with Jay and Ginger and fun meeting Rowena.

Thursday, June 12,  we were up early to get on the road to South Dakota.  Our drive was short, but the scenery was amazing !  How can the terrain change each time you make a turn ?  In the 200 mile trip we saw rolling plains that went on as far as the eye could see, there were hardly any houses and only a few cows.  Then beautiful rolling fields filled with cows and crops and trees.  Then our destination the Badlands.  One minute you are looking at the rolling fields and you crest a ridge to see the wall of the Badlands.

This picture was taken out the windshield along the roads in Western Nebraska...

Then  you cross over into South Dakota....

And then there are the Badlands....

Our friends, Sue and Mark met us in the Badlands.  We will be traveling with them for the rest of the summer, so you will be hearing a lot about them !

We enjoyed exploring the Badlands for two days.  Even within the Badlands there are a variety of colors and rock formations.  We hiked trails and the guys climbed a lot of the hills.  Around every turn there was another beautiful view and picture to be taken.  We took a LOT of pictures.  Here are a few examples.

Next stop Custer State Park.