Little bike on the Prarie

Howdy folks!

We have finally made it out of the great state of Nebraska! Sad to leave behind the best and most abundant camping yet, but excited to enter "the west". Actually we crossed the hundreth meridian in Nebraska but then went to south Dakota along it. We stopped at a state park/national scenic river: the niobrara. Since it wavers on where the east meets the west it apparently is home to the most numerous species in the US. It was quite scenic as the name implies, and pictures of it and the waterfall we camped near shall be posted at the end of the trip. The day we left the park we rode onto the Rosebud Indian Reservation in south Dakota. We were greeted by the obligatory reservation casino, where we would have stopped if we had known better, apparently there was a major pow wow being held for the fourth weekend. But of course, we were informed of this party twenty miles later. We arrived in Mission, a bustling town of 700-something, to find we were in a typical run down rez town, with no camping to be found. After speaking with the police we were directed to what appeared to be a campground sandwiched between the trailer park and the highway. There was another group of folks setting up as well, some Sioux folk whom with we made friends, and we got to camp for free, not so bad, except for the incessant firework show from the preschoolers in the trailer park. It finally did stop so we could sleep thanks to a late night thunderstorm- the first time I was happy for one. The area we are in is absolutely beautiful and there is no end in sight. Never thought I would like the plains so much. Big grassy knolls covered in wildflowers, vast valleys with little rivers and creeks bordered with cottonwoods, and plenty of cows to moo at. Currently we are in belvedere sd and should reach the entrance to the badlands tomorrow night.

Location:Nebraska-South Dakota