Oh my . . . . The beauty arises out of the flat plateau with no warning. The drive across the plateau is beautiful in it’s own way with straight highway that extends your views for miles ahead seemingly to the end of the earth. It really does give you a sense that you will drive off the end of the earth.
We took a 25 mile scenic drive through the Badlands National Forest that offers numerous pull offs for short hikes and scenic look outs. Our plans for more substantial hiking were thwarted as dogs are not allowed in any of the National Parks on the trails. Makes sense considering the harm they could do to the native animals and habitat and the harm that could come to them. Poor planning !!
