This morning my friend Broden showed me around his ranch in Merriman, NE. I got to distribute salt licks to two separate herds and take some photos in the process. I was impressed to find that many wooden fence posts on the ranch had been standing for 70-80 years. Broden explained that this was made possible by the use of chemicals which are now forbidden by the EPA. Substitute substances only protect posts for 10 years or so. I was especially impressed by Broden's railroad tie fence. Broden recycled the wood from an abandoned railroad nearby. Below there is a photo of this fence and of Broden and I together.
From there I left for the Badlands National Park. The soil in this whole area is very sandy. Surrounding the Badlands, grass has grown to cover this sand and hold it together to prevent erosion, but in the Badlands grass hasn't been able to grow. Erosion has carried away several layers of sand revealing the beautiful underlying formations in many places.
I also went to an abandoned ICBM silo near Wall, SD. I was surprised at how unhidden the place seemed. I took a photo through the glass door covering the missile.
From there I drove to Mount Rushmore near Rapid City, SD. I am personally not a fan of Theodore Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln, but it's a beautiful work of art all the same. I got a t-shirt there and took some photos.
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