We went to a Petrified Forest in South Dakota but I have to admit that it looked more like a lot of tree trunks placed along a winding path for you to notice. They weren't all placed there, there were actually some large fallen trees that were completely petrified and quite impressive! It was a lovely day, sunny and very windy with a cool breeze and a beautiful forest path to walk through, it was quite nice really. They also had a very nice rock shop with lots of beautiful specimens for sale.
We also visited a place called Bear Country which is like a zoo but you drive your car through it to observe the wildlife. There were tons of bears, at least 40 of them and I have to admit I've always been afraid of bears especially while camping (Bear-anoia)! They didn't look as vicious as I expected though. We saw lots of animals in the zoo.
Above is an arctic fox
Big horned sheep
Mountain goats
And of course the bears! The dogs did not care for any of these animals and barked hysterically! We realized that we can't take them camping say in the Boundary Waters in MN as they would likely make good bear food. Tune in tomorrow for more pictures!
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Love the photos! I've had bad dreams about bears all my life. Usually we're picking blueberries, and I can see some bears coming, but I can't get my legs to work to get out of there. It's scary!
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