Before heading home we spent the day at the Badlands...
Spatial perspective is lost amongst the enormity of the cliffs.
95 degrees and dry. 
Breathtaking.
The week was that much better because beautiful Miss. R flew in from KY. We dropped her back at the airport today (sniffle).
After a whole day of hiking, they've still got the beat....
Viking Man and the 3 youngest hiked to the very highest peak in the background. It was only a 1/4 mile walk to the trail head of the longer hikes, but it was very steep. Miss. R and I stayed below and watched carload after car-load of folks drive off without hiking once they considered the grade.
Spatial perspective is lost amongst the enormity of the cliffs.
95 degrees and dry. 
Breathtaking.The week was that much better because beautiful Miss. R flew in from KY. We dropped her back at the airport today (sniffle).After a whole day of hiking, they've still got the beat....
Viking Man and the 3 youngest hiked to the very highest peak in the background. It was only a 1/4 mile walk to the trail head of the longer hikes, but it was very steep. Miss. R and I stayed below and watched carload after car-load of folks drive off without hiking once they considered the grade.
Hiking, exploring and adventuring made for happy people.
worth the walk.. awesome place ...
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It looks like the family had a fun time! It must have been breathtaking in real life. Thanks for the pics! Happy WW!
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what a gorgeous place! beautiful photos.
ReplyDeletebeen there twice in my life. great place to celebrate on a WW
ReplyDeleteIt's funny to me to visit blogs of people still on summer vacation. I feel like we've been back in school for ages already. As for the hiking...I woulda been one of the people who looked and kept driving. Hiking is SO not my thing!
ReplyDeleteWow! Looks like an amazing trip.
ReplyDeleteHappy WW!
Oh wow, what gorgeous pictures, thanks for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteThat is just amazing!! I hope I can take my family there some day.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Great pictures! Thanks for sharing!
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was a beautiful view!
ReplyDeleteI still don't understand why people drove up to the badlands in their puny covered wagons and thought, "ooh! Arid! hot! Dry! Desolate! Volcanic-ash-dirt! Let's stop HERE and live!!! I mean great place to visit and all that. Just sayin'. ;-)
ReplyDeleteNeat pics. Thanks for sharing. I'm your latest follower. Hope you get time to do the same.
ReplyDeletewhat beautiful scenery Looks like a wonderful day
ReplyDeleteOH this looks lovely. I love to hike but we live six hours from the mountains so I rarely get to enjoy it. Isn't it great that your whole family is old enough to enjoy this together?
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