To Wall, SD

How much fun you can have on the drive from Pierre to Wall! I drove the "Bad River Road" out of Pierre and saw some really beautiful hills. The Bad River Road is a good digression. It is well graveled and clearly marked. There are a few alternative routes you can take away from it and after driving through barren hills for what seems like forever you pass into gigantic fields of Sunflowers and after a few miles be right back into the wide-open, empty hills.

A forgotten fuel tanks in Wendt SD

Forgotten fuel tanks & vehicles in Wendt SD

There is an car axle complete with tires here

Sometimes they take the good parts of the car and just levee the axle & tires behind.

The Wide empty spaces south of of the Bad River road

A bridge without a beginning nor end

Here is a bridge that has neither a beginning nor end its just the crossing part.

A Shed in a Field

This Old Shed... way out in a big, open field... it's just waiting

an abandoned house in Capa, South Dakota

Ah, this old wreck of a house in Capa, South Dakota it has the perfect assortment of junk on display.

An old wooden-spoked truck tire

You can see exactly what happened. They drove up to the log and parked to go inside. When they came out, someone had come along and stolen everything except the front wheels!

A tiny house with a private bathroom

yes, it is a Tiny House and it has it's own, private outhouse... wheel it's private if you don't count the mice & snakes lurking about.

another abandoned house in Capa

Capa, South Dakota probably had a lot foingfor it at one point... there area number of abandoned houses, another that still has signs of occupancy... this is one of the abandoned ones.

the church in Capa, South Dakota

Capa has a Church too. though the structure down't look too sturdy, someone has recently takes the effort to carefully burn out the weeds along the entry walk.

His and Hers

A pair of outhouses back behind the old schoolhouse in Capa. I don't think they are plumbed for use.

Large Abandoned House

This old farmhouse was probably home to a large family of a well-off farmer, it certainly could have held them.

Cottonwood Church

This is the church in Cottonwood, South Dakota. yes it looks abandoned and the town itself seems forsaken, but please notice as you drive around how well tended all of the grass is in town. someone must have a riding mower.

Wall Dinosaur

Once you have reached Wall, South Dakota, you must stop and pay homage to the dinosaur. Yes, you must. Just do it.


Coffee and Pie
To Aberdeen, SD
Sep 18, 2006
Right by the Tallest Tower in the World, a farmer installed a row of old pickup trucks by the side of the road.
To Pierre, SD
Sep 20, 2006
My intention was to spend a second night in Aberdeen. But I didn't reserve my room or inform the proprietor I wanted two nights.
  To Wall, SD
South Dakota Badlands
Sep 22, 2006
If you have just spent the night in Wall, SD you are probably headed into Badlands National Park the next day.
To Rapid City, South Dakota
Sep 23, 2006
Rapid City, South Dakota is an interesting town. While they advertise themselves as the Gateway to the Black hills and Mount Rushmore, they strive to have enough attiactions in the town itself to keep you lingering there for a few days.
Mt Rushmore to Bell Fourche, SD
Sep 24, 2006
You know this picture. It has been taken millions of times through millions of cameras.
Belle Forche, SD to Devil's Tower, MT to Broadus, MT
Sep 25, 2006
If you spend the night in Belle Fourche South Dakota and you are headed West, it's a pretty good bet that you are on your way to the Devil's Tower National Monument If you're not, you should be.
Broadus, MT to Cohagen, MT
Sep 26, 2006
When you wake up early and get moving, you get to see some ineresting mornings. This day was no exception.
Hell Creek, MT
Sep 27, 2006
Nice little town, Cohagen. I took the day to go out into the Hell Creek area to get caught up on some writing.
Glasgow, Montana
Sep 28, 2006
Driving across Montana you get to experience a beautiful vastness. Standing on the edge of this ball. At night you feel you can reach up & grab a couple of stars & plop them in your coffee to keep it warm.
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