south dakota - day 1
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Before heading to Rapid City we spent the day at Wall Drug and the Badlands National Park.
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This is our third road trip to South Dakota. The last time we visited Wall Drug was in 2017.
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I've been a little worried we would show up at a national park and they would have no idea about the free pass. As soon as the park ranger at the gate saw Emma's pass he said "oh... you have a 4th grader!". He switched out her printed out pass for an official card that gets us free access to all federal parks, lands and waters. Thanks Emma!
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My favorite part of the Badlands.
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The scenery isn't bad either...
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