We left the White River camp this morning. We had spent the previous day doing nothing at the campsite. I completed my LA China Town Proposal, Lily and Andrea road bikes and walked along the white river. Maybe The RV has been accepted as our home.
First thing we do is drive into the Bad Lands. It is one of the least explored National Parks and it is a Stunner. The surrealist painter Yves Tanguay painted landscape of unspecified origin: plateaus, canyons, eroded cliffs and solitary pillars casting elongated shadows. This place feels like that. Tension between monuments is what a lot of contemporary sculptors attempt but only within the artificial confines of the gallery or museum do they nearly succeed. The Bad Lands are a magical place for me.
We drove out of the this best of all possible art installations and within 8 miles we entered the world of WALL drugs. What a crazy place. It has been here since 1931
And has grown from an oasis with a spring (water) to a wacky destination. I saw my first Jackalope here in 1971 and am happy to say there is still a wall of them. We had lunch,
And headed across the road to the Fireworks warehouse. Lordy Lordy take me now for I have entered heaven. Thousands of pounds of decorative explosives lined 10-foot high shelves. Forth of July 2011 is gonna be a really good one!
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| Wall drug jackalopes |
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| A 4th Pacifica will never forget! |
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| Hershey Snickers chocolate cream pie at the cross roads of hyw 14 and 15 Wyoming |
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| End of the day in Mitchell |
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| The Girls in the Bad Lands |
On to Mitchell and the Corn Palace.
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