M.A. Travel Blogs: Wild Wild West adventure. Episode 1

Dark o'clock, the excitement mounts, the moment is here! Time for the final packing of coolers, bikes, and just about anything we might need and off to the Black Hills of South Dakota!! The inventory of stuff is absolutely everything you need for camping....without the tent... Our first night will be in the Badlands national park, the next 7 at Rafter J Bar Ranch...in a cabin.

Travels by our entourage across the state of SD went without incident. YEAH! Sadly, the person who envisioned this trip and have been planning it for a couple of years, was not able to be a part of the adventure. Our most sincere condolences to Carol and her family for the loss of their father. As a result, this Mickelson Trail ride will happen again sometime in the future .... So all you readers, suit up!

Arriving in the badlands was like jumping into an oven. They say it is a dry heat... Ya right, it's still hot...

Never experienced ice melting that fast...in a cooler...in the covered bed of the truck... Could have cooked dinner on the pavement...

Then the wind picked up.. At about 1:30 a.m. Those of us in the hotel room had no idea what was going on. Not so for our pals in their RVs. It was a rocking time had by them that night!! Without the fun...

Here is some look sees of the badlands.