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cbayer

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5. We went through there on our last road trip.

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 01:54 PM

Nov 2012

While the Badlands were stunningly beautiful, the Lakota reservation was tragic and despairing.

The roads looked like they had been shelled. The homes were falling apart and the land around them full of discarded vehicles, appliances and other trash. I had not seen anything like this in the US outside of urban areas. The hopelessness was palpable.

It surprises me that you have not traveled more. There is nothing quite like a long meandering road trip through the US. We plan another this spring. Two months, no highways and no chain establishments.

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It's not an accident that it is in Colorado Springs. cbayer Nov 2012 #1

No, the furthest west I've been is Porcupine, South Dakota. rug Nov 2012 #2

Really? And what took you to beautiful Pocupine? Did you get by the giant prairie dog cbayer Nov 2012 #3

Lol, no I went out there with the Fellowship of Reconciliation in 1973 during the Wounded Knee siege rug Nov 2012 #4

We went through there on our last road trip. cbayer Nov 2012 #5

It's covered with poverty like deep snow. rug Nov 2012 #6