Wasta, Walls, What?

24 Express Campground, Wasta, SD – May 5, 2014

EJ’s research found a campground in the little town of Wasta, South Dakota. A town verging on the edge of being a ghost town. The campground was self-serve, had 8 pull through sites, had 50 amp service and was only $5 a night. A dump station and fresh water were available at the entrance. You can’t beat that!

We were in one of the 3 occupied sites. One appeared to have permanent residents. The second had an RV that was abandoned or stored( we never did figure out which). So we parked halfway between the two.

Having passed the Wall Drug Store 10 miles back up the road we pressed the Element into service and headed to the tourist spot we’d seen advertised for the last 200 miles.

And it was as klitchey as ever. Tourist doodads for every budget and lifestyle. I checked out a Fat Tire while EJ looked for that perfect purchase.

After she exhausted all the possibilities, she joined me for a pizza and some additional adult beverages.

Afterwards, it was still light enough outside, we decided to drive over to The Badlands National Park. Drat! The entranced gate is still occupied. They want $15 to look at all the pretty rocks. Oh, wait! We have the geezer pass so we get in for free. Being older does have some advantages.

We stopped at several overlooks and they all had great views.

It was getting on towards dusk and the animals were coming out to feed. We saw Pronghorn Sheep and Bison up real close.

But darn, Prairie Dog Town was deserted.

When we got back to Big Guy it looked like a Motel 6 – they had left the light on for us.