September 27

This was day we hit the wall, both literally and figuratively. Our destination was "the wall", a well known boondocking location. https://www.rvhive.com/boondocking-on-the-wall-overlooking-badlands-national-park/?amp Boondocking is camping with no services in a remote location. I had found this spot earlier in the trip and thought it looked really cool, truly a unique spot where it would be cool to hang for a night or two. I'd been looking forward to it for weeks. You park on cliffs looking into Badlands NP. You can see for miles and the views are just amazing. 

The "wall" is located adjacent to the town of Wall. The two things the town is known for are the camping destination, and Wall Drug. Apparently Wall Drug draws a couple million visitors a year to town. It's kitsch on steroids. A poor man's Dollyworld if that even makes sense. They have an 80 foot brontosaurus, nuff said. 

Knowing it was literally our last night to do something cool, I was dying to get to the campsite. Kari wanted to do Wall Drug. I'll just say, these conflicting desires did not mesh well. In battles between retail and nature, we often fall on opposite sides of the divide. We split the difference and did both. I'll make my case in pictures. 

Ok, you get the picture. Yes this is unfair since you're only hearing my side of the story, but hey, I'm writing the damn blog:) Somehow, we labored through a night in the midst of this pristine beauty. I knew when we got up, we'd be home by the end of the next day, so I savored every moment.