They have a little area at the end where all the babies are. There were 6 cubs & they were adorable. This baby pronghorn was also so sweet.

After we left the Badlands, we made a stop in Rapid City at Bear Country, U.S.A. We weren’t sure we wanted to stop, but decided to & it was worth it! It’s a drive through wilderness park. The first animals we saw were Elk, Reindeer, Bighorn Sheep, & bears. There were a lot of bears!…

Our final hike in the Badlands was Cliff Shelf. We were concerned it was going to be a lot like Notch Trail given it’s name, but it was a nice path in the woods & then stairs leading up to the shelf. It started to rain & we ran back to the car. It rained…

This was Door Trail. We found it after getting dinner & decided we weren’t done hiking, especially since we couldn’t have a campfire. We felt like we were walking on the moon.

We were looking for Door Trail, but couldn’t find it. We thought we had found it when we found this big opening in the rock, but we found out later, that wasn’t it. We had a ton of fun climbing the rocks, though!

We turned around & opted for something a little safer, Window Trail. There was a drop off, but there was a rail.

After a long drive from Lake Okoboji, we finally made it to the Badlands. They were beautiful! We found a campsite & got our tent set up, then headed for the trails. Our first hike, Notch Trail. The first sign we saw said, “Watch out for Rattle Snakes”. We decided to proceed. After walking along…

We went to Lake Okoboji on our way home. We decided to take the long way home. It was a gray day, but Aunt Natalie & Pearson & Nick took us around. We went to Arnold’s Park during the day, swimming at our hotel in the afternoon & then dinner at The Barefoot Bar. It’s…

Dad got into it, too. I had to take my shirt off to play. Caden had fun running around with Marley.

Carlee is trying to block me with a unicorn. We played football, baseball, soccer, tag, keep away & who knows what else.