#45: Badlands National Park

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Society & Culture, Nature, Personal Journals, Places & Travel, Science

5.0 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The southwest corner of South Dakota has an incredible variety of National Park Service sites to explore, and one of our favorites is Badlands National Park. From its mixed-grass prairie to its jaw-dropping geologic rock formations, this is a must-see park. In this episode, we talk about ways to explore the area on foot, by driving along the scenic road and by stopping at the numerous overlooks. You’re likely to spot the resident wildlife: bison, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, and lots of prairie dogs welcoming you to the park. Plus, we offer suggestions on where to stay and how much time to allot for your visit. Some of the topics we discuss in this episode: Other amazing public lands to explore near Badlands NP Why there’s a chance you could find a million-year-old fossil in the park How Badlands got its name When and how bison were returned to the park How black-footed ferrets were saved from extinction Our favorite hikes in the park What it was like to stay in a cabin at Cedar Pass Lodge Why Wall Drug is worth a visit One perfect day in Badlands National Park Links to more information: Book a cabin at Cedar Pass Lodge NPS Badlands National Park website Book a tour at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Learn more about Wall Drug Where to learn more about our books and travels Join the conversation on Facebook - we want to hear from you! Check out our Instagram account Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So continuing on, we left it about lunchtime.
0:02.5	We drove to Wall, went to wall drug, had lunch in wall drug.
0:06.8	I think John got that wet giant.
0:08.4	Yeah, it's something with gravy on it.
0:10.4	That was, it was the gravy.
0:12.0	It's the great American gravy tour for John on this particular trip.
0:16.5	It's something covering gravy.
0:17.8	I couldn't tell what it was.
0:19.0	It was so much gravy.
0:20.4	It was gravy.
0:30.0	This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, our stories of adventures and misadventures as we traveled
0:40.1	to all the U.S. national parks and other public lands.
0:43.2	I'm Matt Smith.
0:44.5	And I'm Karen Smith.
0:45.7	We are the authors of the Dear Bob and Sue series of books.
0:49.4	On today's episode, we're taking you to the great state of South Dakota.
0:54.8	Before we started visiting the national park, South Dakota was never really on our travel
0:59.2	destination list, but it turns out this state has a lot of remarkable NPS sites.
1:04.6	And one of the most spectacular has to be the Badlands National Park.
1:09.0	That's right.
1:10.0	It's one of our absolute favorite national parks.
1:12.1	We'll be sharing some tips on things to do and see in Badlands as well as the surrounding
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