South Dakota

Well, Obama seems to be solving the great depression with roadworks. On my drive from Wyoming east towards South Dakota I spent somewhere in the vicinity of 4 hours waiting and smelling the sweet scent of liquid asphalt.

Despite this it was a beautiful drive. From the Rockies, I briefly popped into Montana then back to Wyoming which starts to flatten out into rolling grasslands. Just think Dances With Wolves without the bison and with barns and hay bales. After crossing the border I headed to Badlands National Park. I've seen badlands in Death Valley and Petrified Forest NPs but these ones are much bigger and being surrounded by green prairies makes them pretty unique.