The drive to Interior was a tale of two reststops. The first had a gorgeous overlook of the Missouri River and a small museum devoted to Lewis and Clark.
Missouri RiverDefinitely tourist friendly. The second was not so friendly. We couldn’t find a place to picnic because the grounds were cordoned off by orange tape. We ventured on the grass between the parking lot and the interstate, and created an exodus of grasshoppers. In fact, grasshoppers were everywhere and they were cannibalistic!
We got off the interstate at the Badlands exit (#131) and rounded a corner. We were confronted with dramatically different scenery.
We stopped at a visitor center to learn a little more about the region then moved on to our KOA site, 4 miles from Interior, a town of 67 people.
We were not impressed with the two aisle Interior grocery store (the only store within 20 miles),
but the bar was adequate even though the bartender did not know how to open a bottle of wine. The cork screw (not the cork) ended up splitting in two.
The next day was a touring day. First the launch site of the Minuteman Missile, then the Wounded Knee Museum in Wall.
Door leading into the launch control centerFinally we drove the Badlands Loop back to KOA, viewing more gorgeous scenery and getting the chance to see Prairie Dogs in their natural habitat.
On our last day we revisted the National Badlands Park and did a few short walks to see additional scenery and more grasshoppers.
Can you count the grasshoppers defoliating this plant?The Badlands were fascinating.
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