Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Our next stop after our “Wall Drug” adventure in the town of Wall, was Badlands National Park. Badlands encompasses 244,000 acres and protects the largest expanse of prairie in the National Park System. The Oglala Lakota called these lands mako sica, meaning “land bad”. The French trappers and traders followed suit by calling this place…

How ice water saved Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota

Off of I-90, exit 110, you’ll find Wall, South Dakota. Turn on to Service Road, then head north on Main Street, and you will find Wall Drug. We began seeing signs miles and miles away from Wall Drug. In fact I believe the first sign I saw was in Wyoming! But I can’t prove it…