July 7 A Day of Adventures

Sunsets in the Badlands are amazing. I continue to marvel at the sky and colors as the clouds explode in oranges, pinks, purples and reds.  It is never the same and tonight the sky every where was lit up with color. Every cloud in the sky was painted in splendor.  WOW!

Three different nights but all
beautiful.

Home sweet home.  

No, it is not done with the red button.
Lots of procedures in an actual fire.

The blast door was painted, note the guarantee
that your next would be free. 

The capsule is suspended on shocks 30 feet underground,
amazing.

Parts of Dances With Wolves was filmed in the area.  

Our guide actually worked on the missiles when he was
in the service. He had wonderful
stories to tell and details about the site.

Today was my day off. I traveled out and about doing the "visitor" thing.  I attended a tour of the Minute Man missile control station, went to the 1880's town, the petrified gardens, the pioneer sod house and the National Grasslands visitors center.  Then Ranger Larry and I barbecued some corn on the cob and ribs in the cool of the evening out on the "quad".  The temperature stayed under 80 today, a pleasant change from the over 100's we have been having.  We had a shower or two but all in all the breeze was gentle and I actually had to change out of shorts and into my jeans and a ligth jacket by sundown.  Busy day, but terrific!