August 25, 2014
This morning it was a cold, damp 48
degrees. The forecast was for clearing skies and a pretty day. It
was not to be. We had some additional rain early this morning. The
wind blew all night long, but did quieten down by around 10:00 am.
We decided we would go ahead and do the Scenic Loop drive knowing
that the lighting was going to be poor for pictures.
We stopped for the first prairie dog
town and took pictures even though the critters were not as active as
we have seen in the past. We think they were cold too. We shot some
videos but the wind covered up all their little squeaks. They are
fun to watch, but we think there are a nuisance around here.
The Scenic Loop is indeed scenic. We
enjoyed it enough we will probably do it again tomorrow if the sun is
out where all the colors will stand out better. This area is really
beautiful – in a rustic sort of way.
In addition to the prairie dogs we saw lots of bison. These animals are so big – over 2000 pounds and cause frequent injuries to tourists who don't respect their space. There are more injuries from bison each year than grizzlies. Once today they were blocking the roadway for a good while, but we were afraid they might gore the truck if we tried to go through the herd. We also saw the wild horses that North Dakota Badlands are known far. Good looking animals. Along the loop we stopped and did a few short hikes with trail heads off the loop.
In addition to the prairie dogs we saw lots of bison. These animals are so big – over 2000 pounds and cause frequent injuries to tourists who don't respect their space. There are more injuries from bison each year than grizzlies. Once today they were blocking the roadway for a good while, but we were afraid they might gore the truck if we tried to go through the herd. We also saw the wild horses that North Dakota Badlands are known far. Good looking animals. Along the loop we stopped and did a few short hikes with trail heads off the loop.
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| Bison jam |
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| We always like seeing the little ones |
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| This young fellow was not happy with the pesky birds |
After completing the loop, we came back
to Fred and grilled out for dinner and then went back out on the loop
to watch the sunset. It was pretty, but certainly not the most
colorful one we have seen. However, we have seen very few sunsets
this summer so we enjoyed this one and it gave us the opportunity to
get some practice with our cameras.
That's about it for today. It will
probably be more of similar tomorrow although weather permitting we
do plan on some additional hiking.
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