Corn Palace, Mitchell, SD

Badlands South Dakota

More pictures from Bear Country near Rapid City, SD

A bear near Rapid City, SD

Then we went to Fort Whoop-up where they used to sell liquor to the indians (I am not making this up)

We took a little side trip to Vulcan

The bottom picture is a "prescribed" fire. They set these during the spring when the probability of rapid spread is low. This burns off some of the low lying shrubbery to reduce the amount of fuel available during dryer times of the year. Also, some pine trees reproduce best after a fire.