Hello people! I just went to South Dakota. The first animal I saw was a mountain goat. My Dad didn't believe me at first, but then we turned around and there they were! We saw baby goats with their mommies and one big goat that was in a cave along the cliff. I also saw lots of rabbits and got very close to them. One of the rabbits I saw was only a foot away from me. We saw a really big herd of buffalo too. Buffalo are also known as bison. They are huge and they can weigh up to 2,000 pounds.
When I was at Badlands National Park, my Mom and I heard a rattlesnake in the
tall grasses. We're so glad we didn't see it! I also got to walk on the buttes (hills with steep sides and a small flat top) when we were in the Badlands.
It was so hot I felt like I was going to die, but I did not. I also saw
prairie dogs. They are so cute, but we were warned that they have a
nasty disease, so we made sure not to get too close to them. And guess what? I became a junior
ranger during the park visit.
I
went to Wind Cave National Park, which was so cool. Wind
Cave is the fourth longest cave in the world. We were 200 feet below the
ground in the cave. When the ranger turned out all the lights, it was
scary. You couldn't even see your hand in front of your face. After the
tour, we saw a group of people getting ready to go exploring in the
cave. They had on knee pads and helmets with flashlights on them so
they could crawl through dark passages. I would like to do that when I
grow up.
We then went to an abandoned coal mine, which was also really cool. My Dad and I had a great time looking for rocks. We found crystals and mica, which looks like layers of shiny silver paper all stuck together. I also got to go fishing at Legion Lake in Custer State Park. I caught lots of fish, so I'm very happy.
Bye bye everyone and remember, I'm very happy!
I
went to Wind Cave National Park, which was so cool. Wind
Cave is the fourth longest cave in the world. We were 200 feet below the
ground in the cave. When the ranger turned out all the lights, it was
scary. You couldn't even see your hand in front of your face. After the
tour, we saw a group of people getting ready to go exploring in the
cave. They had on knee pads and helmets with flashlights on them so
they could crawl through dark passages. I would like to do that when I
grow up.We then went to an abandoned coal mine, which was also really cool. My Dad and I had a great time looking for rocks. We found crystals and mica, which looks like layers of shiny silver paper all stuck together. I also got to go fishing at Legion Lake in Custer State Park. I caught lots of fish, so I'm very happy.
Bye bye everyone and remember, I'm very happy!
Hey Guys,
It's me Dana, holding down the fort at NG Kids. Just back from Australia with 10,000 emails so I decided to check your blog first! Sounds like you are having a great trip! Say hi to your Dad for me. Greg said it was fun having you in Chi'town. more later--dana
Hey Guys,
It's Jake. I hope you have so much fun on your trip. I will miss you. How are you doing with school? Can't wait to see you in Hawaii. Your friend,
Jake
hello!
my name is marina I recently too a 2 month cross country roadtrip from coast to coast. Well anyhoo we went to all these nps and became jr. rangers and stuff, but the cool thing is i took a photo with that same exact rattlesnake sign.how cool is that?
see you,marina
oh i forgot to tell you when we were in the badlands we actually saw a rattle snake! Or was it Zion?oh wellgotta go!
I love this website!! Rock on!!!
Cool I just got back from Yellowstone National Park
there were lots of Bison there!
it was so cold it even snowed!
10 feet deep!
what other cool things did you find?