Day 6, Headin’ to the Badlands

By Debbie Ingram

Published: August 5, 2008

The husband’s military training kicked in in full force this morning.

“Hurry up, hurry up.”

Forget thinking this was a vacation.

We’re headin’ east today to the Badlands. We have sunny skies and temperatures are back in the low 90s. We’re riding with Tim and Sandi Rigsby from Dothan and Mule and Jen from Texas. We met them at Daytona earlier this year.

The Badlands are like huge mountains of sand. They say you can stick your finger in the bottom of them. Think John Wayne westerns.

Growing up I always knew my father was born in the wrong place, wrong time. He was a cowboy without the horses. He had lots of guns and believed in protecting what was his. John Wayne was his hero. I don’t know if my father ever made it to the Badlands before he died six years ago. He would have loved this place.

We’re on a schedule because tonight we have tickets for Larry the Cable Guy back in Sturgis. Get R Done.