Today I woke up at the most amazing campsite I've ever stayed at.
It was a free campsite on National Forest land, and when I got in last night, it was already dark, but upon waking up, I realised that I was parked next to a cliff with incredible structures right next to my window.
The steep drop did mean I had to lie back down again for a while though.
The Badlands Park itself was really awesome, with heaps of wildlife, but most of the sites accessible by road, so not much good hiking.
I then headed to Mount Rushmore. Everyone kept telling me how much smaller they were than they expected, but I thought they were huge! I guess I didn't grow up seeing them on TV as much as US citizens.
I was really impressed with the whole area, which was really nice to just hang out in that early in the day, before too many tourists came in.
I spent the evening at the Stanley Hotel (of The Shining's Overlook Hotel fame) and I have a LOT of photos, but I don't want to look through them right now because IF there is a ghost in a photo, I will never sleep again.
Tomorrow, The Rockies xx