{"id":12660,"date":"2006-07-16T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-16T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=12660"},"modified":"2020-06-25T04:47:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T08:47:42","slug":"the-petrified-gardens-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/12660","title":{"rendered":"The Petrified Gardens, Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is 10:30 am and 96 degrees already.  We have both had a good night sleep and are feeling refreshed and ready to head for the Badlands.  We would like to camp out tonight but it may be just too hot. <\/p>\n

We pass a tourist attraction call the \u201c1880 Town<\/a>,\u201d and in the field are metal statues of Indians on horseback surrounded by live buffalo.  What a cool thing to see. We don\u2019t have enough time to stop at all attractions so we are going to keep on rolling.<\/p>\n

As we approach the town of Kadoka, we see signs for the Badlands Petrified Gardens. <\/p>\n

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I have never seen petrified anything. Okay, maybe fossils I found at the Montour Preserves on a junior high school field trip. We\u2019re ready for a break so we decide to stop.<\/p>\n

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Petrified wood looks chalky and almost see-through in some sections.<\/p>\n

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You can really see the bark on the outside of this log. It really does look like a regular stump until you touch it.<\/p>\n

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Those little buggers were a problem in the way-back too. People pay big bucks for furniture made with worm trails. Who knew?<\/p>\n

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Worm holes, hun? Couldn\u2019t it be woodpeckers?<\/p>\n

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I hope this doesn\u2019t fall over on me. Petrified wood is really rock, and I bet this guy is pretty heavy.<\/p>\n

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I can\u2019t imagine trying to raise a family in a tiny house like this. It\u2019s about the size of an 8 by 10 storage unit.<\/p>\n

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And I\u2019m not sure where the settlers would have found the trees to build a cottage in this area? They must have repurposed the wagons they used to get here.<\/p>\n

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Back on the road, and $20 lighter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is 10:30 am and 96 degrees already.  We have both had a good night sleep and are feeling refreshed and ready to head for the Badlands.  We would like to camp out tonight but it may be just too hot. 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