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In November 2021, I scheduled a pick up of my Go Fast Camper in Montana. I took this as an opportunity to go explore some national parks on the way.
If you have any reason to drive I-90 in South Dakota, take, do not bypass, the badlands scenic bypass. These photos do not do the place justice.
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The land is active in the sense that the badlands are ever changing, and are slowly eating away at the viewing locations that have been established.
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And it's not all dirt and rocks:
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Wind Cave National park is amazing. Take the cave tours:
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The cave is being actively explored. They find more cave almost every week, thus the replaceable paper sign.
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My opinion is to not bother visiting Mount Rushmore.
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But do drive US Route 16A to Mount Rushmore.
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(To be continued....)