August 25, 2012

TODAY WAS A VERY FULL ONE. We went on a hike with a ranger and listened to a talk on fossils. After driving the Badlands Loop, watching a herd of pronghorn antelopes, listening and seeing a school of prairie dogs, we drove out of the park and visited the famous Wall Drug Store. At least, I was told that it was famous; I had never heard of it before. Part amusement park, part novelty store, part museum, part tourist trap, the Wall Drug store is so large that a Wal-Mart Store could fit easily fit into it. The high point of our visit to the store came when Carole inquired about a stack of small envelopes labeled“rattle snake eggs.” The clerk told her to open the envelope and check out the eggs. When she opened the envelope, she heard the sound of an angry rattlesnake. She did not buy the eggs.