Day 3: Monday, July 27, 2009 Badlands National Park Okay…here we go, got some Badlands action going on…I arrived at the park around 3 p.m. As my computer was dead, I was anxious to “splurge” on an electric site so that I could keep up with the ‘ol blog (I don’t want to feel anxious to post…so if I miss some days, it’s because I have no access to electricity). At the gate, I was informed that there were two campgrounds, one primitive, and one “non-primitive” with water service only (no electricity and just pit toilets). I choose the “non-primitive” one, and set off on a 12 mile drive on a gravel road to the camp. The Badlands, which are aptly named, by the by, are a series of hot, mild savanna-like places with large rolling
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