With our duo well rested they headed for the Badlands, the Black Hills' neighboring national park. Once back on the 90 something happened. And then it happened again, and again and again - nonstop signage, seen every mile or so, with persuasive messaging mentioning famous donuts, local crafts and over-the-counter drugs. Contrary to Deadwood, and comparable to South of the Border (in South Carolina), Wall, South Dakota, home of Wall's Drugstore was very up front that it wanted drivers to stop, shop and buy. Naturally, Justin and Yasmine respected the bold sales pitch and popped in for lunch and a delicious donut. The couple grabbed three more pastries for the road, uttering that they were "simply trying to stimulate the local economy". How very heroic of our uncaped cross-country crusaders.
High on sugar and 30 miles past the western entrance of their destination, it was here that they decided it may be best to see the Badlands east to west, completely backward of their desired travel direction. Awestruck was the most common expression after entering the park, which got its name from the settlers that were forced to cross through its treacherous terrain with their rigid wooden-wheeled stage coaches. Barren yet stunningly beautiful, Yasmine likened it to a human size ant farm as she peered across the landscape. But, there was little time for hippy talk, Sioux Falls was still quite a distance and Justin had a nice surprise for his lovely lady, if they could get there before sunset.
Will our dynamic duo reach their destination before dusk? Does Deadwood still oppose a threat to our heroes? Can Justin be anymore cliché?
Find out next time on
2SchnauzAbroad.
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| Classy. |
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| The plain and maple syrup icing were the best. |
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| Wow, Justin reads? |
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| A bit Magritteish with that hat on the horizon. |
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