NOTE: All drone footage was filmed legally & outside of the National Park Read our South Dakota guides: adventuresofaplusk.com/blog/category/south-dakota Check out South Dakota Tourism’s website to plan your own trip: bit.ly/southdakota-aplusk See the rest of our South Dakota trip: th-cam.com/play/PLZKRTK1yCEM6Wn30wCYRfOJbPtjOh5p_v.html Safety is our #1 priority and we want to stress that this adventure, and all future adventures, will be done responsibly and with the health of others in mind. Here are the steps we are taking everyday, including in these videos: 😷Masks and face coverings. We wear these anytime we are near others outside and especially indoors. If we don’t have a mask on in a video, it’s 99% because there was no one around. ⏰ Exploring early. We normally start at sunrise anyway because of less crowds, but especially so with COVID. We have been starting our days before sunlight so we can limit our interactions. 🧼 Washing and sanitizing our hands, especially after touching anything outside of the van. 🚐 Being in the van 95% of the time when we’re not filming. The adventures we share are a small sliver of our lives. We are staying in the van all day everyday when working and the only time we leave is to do laundry, get gas, or go to the store. 6️⃣ Keeping our distance. We are trying to stay at least 6 ft from others, which truthfully isn’t always possible (and then we make sure we cover our face).
it really is. well west river is. east side of the state is pretty boring. i love living in the black hills!!! if you are an outdoorsy type of person its awesome out here.
I am glad you enjoyed SD... I am sure all of us SD Natives know where your future stops will be... "Dignity"... "The C Palace"... and then on to where I am at here in SUFU... :-) Can't wait to see your takes on these places and some other unique places along I-90 (the Sculpture Garden... LOL)
This whole drone thing boggles my mind, but I am hugely grateful that ya'll know how to use one so that your followers/armchair travelers can enjoy the vistas. Thanks for sharing.
The drone is probably our favorite pieces of gear (when we can actually fly it that is)! It is so fun to see a different perspective of the places we are at 😍
It was wild! We honestly were confused when we drove up, but then BAM! And those prairie dogs need to be on postcards, t-shirts, and displayed everywhere. So dang cute!
South Dakota is my favorite place in the world!! The Blackhills National Park is the best place to visit because of the endless beauty it has to offer and there's a big variety of activities to indulge in. I'm so happy you two had the opportunity to visit this place.
The badlands are definitely something to see. Sandcastle heaven. Americas diversity is overlooked. The Painted dessert in Arizona is like a mini badlands.
We totally agree! The US is super diverse! The 1.5 hour stretch from Custer state park to badlands alone was very diverse. We need to visit the painted desert in AZ, it looks gorgeous 😍
I think western South Dakota is one of neatest places in this country. I grew up all over the US but was fortunate enough to live near Rapid City from 1967 through 1971. Your videos of the Badlands and Rapid City took me back in time, and yes I've seen Wall Drug. I'm now retired and living not far from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hopefully you'll get to experience it in mid October during the peak of the fall leaf colors. Also if you get the chance, check out the Blue Ridge Parkway at that time. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Doug! South Dakota has been one of the best surprises and gems we have encountered in the US! And we are currently heading your way in chase of fall colors. Hoping our timing works out! 🤞🏼🤞🏼
My sister went to Badlands last week and then met up with us in Yellowstone last Monday afternoon. We also spent a little bit of time in the Targhee Mountains on horseback and the Grand Teton/Jenny Lake area as well. Then we ventured down to Zion, Monument Valley (closed due to Covid) and Petrified Forest. It was truly an amazing trip. My sister has talked about how cool Badlands is in the past. This video has convinced me to put this park on the next road trip! You two are a real pleasure to watch and very informative. Thank you for the videos!
Yay! This most certainly was a good day in the Badlands!! Haha I enjoy your cheesy jokes! Wow, the scenery was so amazing and otherworldly!!! 🤩🤩🤩 The prairie dogs are SO cute!!!! No worries, we love touristy things as well! Thanks so much for taking me along for the ride! You guys are THE BEST!!! 😍😁😆
Hahahah I’m glad you can appreciate the cheesiness 🧀 and the touristy spots! We really wanted to adopt one of those prairie dogs, they are so adorable! 😍
Our family of three went there in May and we did several hikes and loved that Notch Trail! You guys hit the nail on the head - we kept saying it was like we were walking on Mars and kept talking about how different it was from the Black Hills just an hour or so away. Just so beautiful and we are so glad we did it. We stayed in a cabin at Cedar Pass campground right next to the visitor center and I would highly recommend those as well!
The difference in scenery even on the west side of the state was wild! And that’s good to know about that campground! We will have to check it out next time 🙌🏼
Wall Drug is SO much fun to just dip in for an hour while traveling to and from Rapid City. Great place to stretch, look around, grab some fudge, and walk the dog.
I so appreciate this series. My great grandparents homesteaded in Lemmon, SD and through genealogy and your series, I am getting a better sense of their surroundings. My family also lived in Yale, Deadwood, and Aberdeen before settling in Lemmon. I was able to go to Standing Rock in 2016, for the DAPL protest but sadly wasn’t able to make the hour drive to Lemmon. I definitely need to tour more of SD, I had NO idea the landscape was so diverse. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Safe Travels!
We are so happy to share it with you! South Dakota is incredible and we can only imagine how much cooler it would be to experience it with your family’s history as a guide as well!
I love South Dakota! My dad grew up there and I have been there many times, visited all of the places and one the hikes you have shown on your video. Thank you for letting me relive one of my favorite places on earth. 😊❤
It was great seeing the Badlands with you! AirMap is a great tool for drone-flying, glad to see that you were able to get footage without being in the park! Hope to make it back there soon too! Thanks for your wonderful travel videos!
I could not get enough of the tail-biting! It was too good lol. I also gotta say, the editing at the end where the prairie dog barking was absolutely amazzzingggg! Got a good snicker outta me hahaha
It was SO amusing to watch! And I am glad you enjoyed the prairie dog bark editing. Adam edited that part with the music and I died laughing when he showed me hahaha 😂
Two times to the west coast. Did California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada by car. Then two times to New York City. One included a day trip to Washington DC by train. The other one included a several days trip to Toronto, Canada. Also by train. Number five was to Florida. Included a cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. And then by car - Miami, Key West, Tampa, Tallahassee, Mobile, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Orlando, the Everglades, and Cape Canaveral. Years 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018. Perhaps 2022 next time.
I have loved watching your series over Wyoming and South Dakota. We are huge fans of National Parks and plan on heading to SD and WY this summer. Thanks for the awesome content. We also look forward to trying out some of the restaurants you all check out.
Another awesome video. Your SD series is beyond excellent. Love the Badlands! It’s such a surreal and beautiful park, plus it is so easily accessible. I think this may have been my first National park I ever visited, but I’m not 💯 positive since I visited as a child. It’s either this one or Acadia. We tried to do Sage Creek Rim Road as well but ended up turning around. It was so washboarded that I though our vehicle was going to shake apart. I was nervous for your van while watching this video. My favorite memory were the dark skies here. They were incredible and the park service does astronomy nights throughout the summer. They have telescopes set up and the night we visited you could see Saturn. And Wall Drug, the mother of all tourist traps. Nothing like billboards for 300 hundred miles when you come from the east side of the state. Just one of those things you have to do. There is a similar tourist trap near us called South of the Border at the NC/SC border but it doesn’t compare to Wall Drug at all.
Thanks so much Michael! We loved the Badlands, the scenery is so crazy! And our poor van is used to these roads by now. Us? We still hate them haha but it’s worth it for the places they take us to!
Great video, and for anyone watching, even though they do a great job of showing many of the highlights, there is plenty that was not shown in this video! The rock formations by the parking lot and the big natural amphitheater looking formation by the window trail are really cool and fun to explore! The Castle trail across the street from the featured trails is beautiful too...nice mix of canyons with beautiful green grass and flowers. The scenic drive has a lot more to it as well...like driving on the moon.
Thanks and thanks for watching! With limited time we can only fit so much in a video 😅 That’s why we have our website 😊 we can share SO much more there! adventuresofaplusk.com/things-to-do-in-badlands-national-park
From Wonderland to bad land. how weird what a cool ladder to climb. Such amazing views. earth is so amazing. Wall drug looks huge and so cool. yummy 😋. Amazing camping spot. that drone footage was amazing 😍. great job. take care my friend
Heading to the Mount Rushmore area in late July from the Chicago area. Thank you for these series of videos. It's giving me lots of material to plan our trip with.
Michael Bay actually used the Badlands to film some of Armageddon. They shined blue and green lights on the rocks and pretended they were on the asteroid. Wall Drug was the first place to offer free ice water to travelers. They became so popular there were billboards for Wall Drug all over the US. And just for fun, they even put up a few billboards in Europe.
@@AdventuresofAplusK I'm from England (Charlotte) and my husband Cory is from New Zealand, we currently live in Australia though! COVID19 halted our world trip but Aus is a beautiful country to bunker down in for a while. Just gives us more time to build up the excitment for future travel plans I guess!
Adam lived in Australia for 3 months and loved it! I really want to visit, especially after following a few couples that live there and seeing how gorgeous the beaches are and the diverse scenery!
If you're going to go further east be sure to check out the corn palace in Mitchell SD and the falls at Sioux Falls and also the sculpter walk in their downtown.
Ok, now I HAVE TO go back to SD. Took a road trip up there last summer from Houston to visit Mt Rushmore and loved it. Visited Black Hills, Rapid City, and Wall, but didn't think we had enough time for the Badlands. So much regret right now!
Great job guys! And you made sure to get a Wall Drug donut. You nailed it when you said the Badlands are like another planet. The Badlands scenery was used in the movie Starship Troopers. The Door and Window Trails are a "must do" and are very easy trails. The Badlands has a special place in our family's heart. My wife's family built and ran the Badlands KOA for many years and that is where my wife and her brothers grew up. When you at the south end of the loop at Cedar Pass be sure a get a Indian taco. They are made with Indian fry bread and they're delicious. They are huge so you can easy split one. If you want even more scenery, you can go west along Hwy 44 to Scenic and check out Sheep Mountain Table. Glad you got to experience our beautiful area!
What a cool place to grow up! 😱 We will need to watch that movie now to see the Badlands on the big screen. Thank you for all of these suggestions! We hope someone reading this can check them out and we will try to next time! 😃
Years ago when I was in the black hills area I saw so many signs for Wall Drug it started to drive me crazy. I HAD to know what the hell Wall Drug is so I drove there without knowing anything about it. LOL. Their billboards work.
Serious proof that billboards can work! Have you ever been to Texas? The Buccee's billboards are another good example of billboards that actually work!
We were in The Badlands/ South Dakota a couple months ago, it was a lot of fun! It's a different experience with little kids lol, so it was cool to see all the things you guys were able to do. Great video!
@@AdventuresofAplusK They loved it! Only one injury (a scratched knee and elbow)at the badlands lol. They also loved "the rock with faces on it" or "mountain Rushmore" both names they like to call it lol.
Been watching your whole South Dakota playlist, my wife and I are from Kansas and doing all of this in July. Love your videos, fun and super informative. Great camera work too! Also.. we did the ropes at Storm King last summer, definitely crazy haha. Looking forward to the ladder in this video! Will explore all your videos of travel, keep them coming!
Amazing job showing the sites! I live in MN and want to discover more cool spots this summer and you guys gave me some ideas!!! Keep up the great work and safe travels!
Just binge watching all your SD vlogs! I live by Deadwood, just texted my adventure group that we need to go explore out by badlands more! Just did Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, it's definitely crazy!! Love where I live here in SD!
You two crack me up LOL. Your descriptive words are far superior than the scientific ones :) The area does look other worldly and when you mentioned it feeling like another planet, I was totally imagining doing photo shoots with my girls in their Star Wars gear LOL. Thanks again for the tremendous effort in sharing you adventure. The info and camera work really makes it feel like we are there with you. Much love to you both
Oh my gosh, now I am envisioning people dressed up in Star Wars costumes doing a photoshoot at the Badlands and how EPIC that would be! 😱Thanks for all of the love and support always, we are so grateful to have you joining us on our adventures!
You guys should check out hill city, it's a cute little town, everyone is so nice, and if you do definitely stop by the coffee and fudge shop called Trutle Town. Hope you guys enjoy the black hills! ♡
Ron and I just returned to Honolulu from an awesome trip to South Dakota and more many more places, like Custer State Park, which we LOVED!! Thank you for your awesome tips on hiking The Notch Trail (we had so much fun on that rope ladder!!) and we also did Saddle Pass Trail in The Badlands. I also ate a very yummy chocolate donut from Wall Drug, thanks to you once again, but we found that free water there very unpalatable, but I don't think you recommended that water, right?
There are 6 sites in SD considered national park sites, you claim 2 as wind cave and badlands, but there is also Minute men, jewel cave, mount Rushmore and missouri river national to name some
Hi Ron! Correct! Those are national monuments, which have a slightly different designation than national parks, although all managed by the national park service. We have a goal to visit the 63 national parks in the US, but love visiting the monuments too!
i live here in the black hills. i just watched one of your videos like 2 days ago and i totally saw you guys yesterday when i was out n about. 🤠 now i hafta follow you. and also i’ll keep you both in my prayers!
0:00 I saw that waterfall when I went to south Dakota last year. Was also in the badlands, and stayed at the haunted bullock hotel in deadwood. Infact I stayed in the very room where Seth bullock died. I even captured a picture of a white orb near a lamp in the room. Besides looking for ghosts at the bullock hotel I also went to the broken boot gold mine, saw the Lazer light show at crazy horse, and saw the falls of sioux falls.
@@AdventuresofAplusK also I first heard about the bullock hotel being haunted on a show called ghost adventures. The episode was titled "ghost adventures halloween special: deadwood city of ghosts. In it they also investigated the Fairmont hotel across the street from the bullock and saloon number 10 where wild Bill was shot and killed. The other location was the Adam's house. There are two other locations in deadwood that I know are haunted. The Franklin hotel and Mount moriah cemetery.
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You would like to see prairie dogs they are all over denver,colorado they have protected areas for them all over the city,Saw that when used to live there!!!!!
Royal Bake Shop, Centerville, SD, south of Sioux Falls off Interstate 29. Zebra Donuts and Maple Sticks. Best bakery on the planet! You won’t be sorry.
Love your guys! You are so close to Nebraska! Please come and visit the SAC museum, Fontenelle Forest and more! We also have amazing tacos and ice cream. 😁
Oooo you’re speaking our language! 😉 We have unfortunately already headed pretty far east, but we haven’t visited Nebraska yet, so we will make it there as soon as we can!
Adventures of A plus K The zoo is one of the world’s best- no joke. A wonderful Old Market in Omaha, a wildlife safari, historic areas, just great stuff that seems like what you might enjoy.
Nice Video, we enjoyed our trip to the Badlands 5 years ago. Did you know that the Badlands has one species of rattlesnake and you guys were wearing some type of open toe Sandals to hike in. Protect your feet. 🇺🇸
Thanks John! They are Chacos, which are hiking sandals, and are awesome for easier hikes. We kept a good eye on the ground, but we appreciate the concern for our toes 😃
Watched all your South Dakota and totally visited some of those areas with my fam next time you need to go to adventure park in Keystone I posted a video of it...you guys would dig it for sure
Dogs are not allowed in national parks. It’s also extremely stressful to film and manage Kona at the same time (she requires our full focus due to some behavioral issues), so we sometimes leave her for a little bit so we can focus on filming.
Next month I'm traveling across country with my family and on our way home we should be passing through badlands. How can I use my drone without getting flagged our getting a fine?
Hi Edwin! You cannot fly drones in the national park, but you can fly them where we flew ours, which is a dispersed camping area outside of the park boundaries. We have the location in the description. Apps like Airmap will also tell you where you can and cannot fly.
That's a tough question, but Glacier National Park is VERY high on the list! We also love Washington (our former home), Oregon, Idaho, California, and Wyoming!
NOTE: All drone footage was filmed legally & outside of the National Park
Read our South Dakota guides: adventuresofaplusk.com/blog/category/south-dakota
Check out South Dakota Tourism’s website to plan your own trip: bit.ly/southdakota-aplusk
See the rest of our South Dakota trip: th-cam.com/play/PLZKRTK1yCEM6Wn30wCYRfOJbPtjOh5p_v.html
Safety is our #1 priority and we want to stress that this adventure, and all future adventures, will be done responsibly and with the health of others in mind. Here are the steps we are taking everyday, including in these videos:
😷Masks and face coverings. We wear these anytime we are near others outside and especially indoors. If we don’t have a mask on in a video, it’s 99% because there was no one around.
⏰ Exploring early. We normally start at sunrise anyway because of less crowds, but especially so with COVID. We have been starting our days before sunlight so we can limit our interactions.
🧼 Washing and sanitizing our hands, especially after touching anything outside of the van.
🚐 Being in the van 95% of the time when we’re not filming. The adventures we share are a small sliver of our lives. We are staying in the van all day everyday when working and the only time we leave is to do laundry, get gas, or go to the store.
6️⃣ Keeping our distance. We are trying to stay at least 6 ft from others, which truthfully isn’t always possible (and then we make sure we cover our face).
Tell me you went to Wall SD, that is such a trippy little town with a huge ass Dinasour
We did in this video 😄
@@AdventuresofAplusK I saw! it is way bigger than when I use to go as a kid in the 80's. My grandmother worked were you guys bought the donuts
Is a drone pilot license needed to post footage on youtube?
@@jmfoty4280 if you are making money off of your videos, then yes. Adam is a licensed drone pilot.
The Notch Trail ladder was definitely cool to climb. I feel like South Dakota's landscape is so under appreciated
We couldn’t agree more! The diversity of the west side of the state is unreal!
it really is. well west river is. east side of the state is pretty boring. i love living in the black hills!!! if you are an outdoorsy type of person its awesome out here.
The black hills were amazing! 😍
It's beautiful country. I grew up on a farm in the Flint Hills of Kansas which was also beautiful.
I am glad you enjoyed SD... I am sure all of us SD Natives know where your future stops will be... "Dignity"... "The C Palace"... and then on to where I am at here in SUFU... :-)
Can't wait to see your takes on these places and some other unique places along I-90 (the Sculpture Garden... LOL)
Hahahaha nailed it! We’re so predictable! 😜 Excited to share more of the state in our final 2 vlogs!
This whole drone thing boggles my mind, but I am hugely grateful that ya'll know how to use one so that your followers/armchair travelers can enjoy the vistas. Thanks for sharing.
The drone is probably our favorite pieces of gear (when we can actually fly it that is)! It is so fun to see a different perspective of the places we are at 😍
What a diverse landscape, to go from completely flat to huge rocks jutting to the sky. And those prairie dogs! They should be on a postcard.
It was wild! We honestly were confused when we drove up, but then BAM! And those prairie dogs need to be on postcards, t-shirts, and displayed everywhere. So dang cute!
South Dakota is my favorite place in the world!! The Blackhills National Park is the best place to visit because of the endless beauty it has to offer and there's a big variety of activities to indulge in. I'm so happy you two had the opportunity to visit this place.
We absolutely loved SD! Such a gorgeous state!
@@AdventuresofAplusK Have you guys ever seen Spearfish Canyon and Devils Tower?
We visited Spearfish Canyon in our first SD video and went to Devils Tower off camera 😄
The badlands are definitely something to see. Sandcastle heaven. Americas diversity is overlooked. The Painted dessert in Arizona is like a mini badlands.
We totally agree! The US is super diverse! The 1.5 hour stretch from Custer state park to badlands alone was very diverse. We need to visit the painted desert in AZ, it looks gorgeous 😍
I think western South Dakota is one of neatest places in this country. I grew up all over the US but was fortunate enough to live near Rapid City from 1967 through 1971. Your videos of the Badlands and Rapid City took me back in time, and yes I've seen Wall Drug. I'm now retired and living not far from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hopefully you'll get to experience it in mid October during the peak of the fall leaf colors. Also if you get the chance, check out the Blue Ridge Parkway at that time. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Doug! South Dakota has been one of the best surprises and gems we have encountered in the US! And we are currently heading your way in chase of fall colors. Hoping our timing works out! 🤞🏼🤞🏼
Oh!! Those Prairie Dogs are cute!! Sort of a combination of a squirrel and ground hog🐿️
Thanks for taking us around !!😷🍁
We loved them so much! 🥰🥰
My sister went to Badlands last week and then met up with us in Yellowstone last Monday afternoon. We also spent a little bit of time in the Targhee Mountains on horseback and the Grand Teton/Jenny Lake area as well. Then we ventured down to Zion, Monument Valley (closed due to Covid) and Petrified Forest. It was truly an amazing trip. My sister has talked about how cool Badlands is in the past. This video has convinced me to put this park on the next road trip! You two are a real pleasure to watch and very informative. Thank you for the videos!
Wow that’s an amazing road trip! The horseback riding sounds especially fun! And we are glad we could convince you-it’s a very, very cool place!
Yes K! I LOVE prairie dogs also! They’re too stinkin’ CUTE! Loved this coverage of the badlands.
Love the no drone zone respect. Thanks for noting that. Great video.
Had a chance to visit the Badlands this past summer. Pretty amazing place.
Very amazing! We loved it!
Yay! This most certainly was a good day in the Badlands!! Haha I enjoy your cheesy jokes! Wow, the scenery was so amazing and otherworldly!!! 🤩🤩🤩 The prairie dogs are SO cute!!!! No worries, we love touristy things as well! Thanks so much for taking me along for the ride! You guys are THE BEST!!! 😍😁😆
Hahahah I’m glad you can appreciate the cheesiness 🧀 and the touristy spots! We really wanted to adopt one of those prairie dogs, they are so adorable! 😍
I have thoroughly enjoyed this entire series around western South Dakota. It's been very helpful in planning our trip in few weeks. Y'all keep it up.
We are so happy to hear that Tracy! Have a great time!
Our family of three went there in May and we did several hikes and loved that Notch Trail! You guys hit the nail on the head - we kept saying it was like we were walking on Mars and kept talking about how different it was from the Black Hills just an hour or so away. Just so beautiful and we are so glad we did it. We stayed in a cabin at Cedar Pass campground right next to the visitor center and I would highly recommend those as well!
The difference in scenery even on the west side of the state was wild! And that’s good to know about that campground! We will have to check it out next time 🙌🏼
Nice music, great videography, and I liked the bit of following along on the park map
Awesome, thank you!
Wall Drug is SO much fun to just dip in for an hour while traveling to and from Rapid City. Great place to stretch, look around, grab some fudge, and walk the dog.
I so appreciate this series. My great grandparents homesteaded in Lemmon, SD and through genealogy and your series, I am getting a better sense of their surroundings. My family also lived in Yale, Deadwood, and Aberdeen before settling in Lemmon. I was able to go to Standing Rock in 2016, for the DAPL protest but sadly wasn’t able to make the hour drive to Lemmon. I definitely need to tour more of SD, I had NO idea the landscape was so diverse. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Safe Travels!
We are so happy to share it with you! South Dakota is incredible and we can only imagine how much cooler it would be to experience it with your family’s history as a guide as well!
I love the descriptions and the enthusiasm. So Awesome.
Thanks so much!
I love South Dakota! My dad grew up there and I have been there many times, visited all of the places and one the hikes you have shown on your video. Thank you for letting me relive one of my favorite places on earth. 😊❤
It's such a gorgeous state! We're so happy we helped you relive it!
It was great seeing the Badlands with you! AirMap is a great tool for drone-flying, glad to see that you were able to get footage without being in the park! Hope to make it back there soon too! Thanks for your wonderful travel videos!
We love AirMap so much! It even helps us get FAA approval to fly in some orange areas within seconds, which is great! Thanks for watching Mark 😄😄
There’s also a wall drug sign in Afghanistan. US troops took it with them
Wow that is crazy! I hope they get sent some gifts from Wall Drug!
*Humpy and Stripy!* lol 😂 I nearly spit water all over my laptop screen. Thanks for another great South Dakota video guys!
Hahahaha trying to expand our vocabulary! 🤣🤣
I could not get enough of the tail-biting! It was too good lol. I also gotta say, the editing at the end where the prairie dog barking was absolutely amazzzingggg! Got a good snicker outta me hahaha
It was SO amusing to watch! And I am glad you enjoyed the prairie dog bark editing. Adam edited that part with the music and I died laughing when he showed me hahaha 😂
Badlands looks amazing! Had no idea it looked like that. WOW!
The scenery is wild! 😱
Oh. Now I miss travelling even more. I have been to USA five times, and would like to explore more parts of that fantastic country.
Where have you visited during your trips to the US?
Two times to the west coast. Did California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada by car.
Then two times to New York City. One included a day trip to Washington DC by train. The other one included a several days trip to Toronto, Canada. Also by train.
Number five was to Florida. Included a cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. And then by car - Miami, Key West, Tampa, Tallahassee, Mobile, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Orlando, the Everglades, and Cape Canaveral.
Years 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018. Perhaps 2022 next time.
Wow, amazing! You’ve seen a good chunk! We highly recommend visiting Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming!
I have loved watching your series over Wyoming and South Dakota. We are huge fans of National Parks and plan on heading to SD and WY this summer. Thanks for the awesome content. We also look forward to trying out some of the restaurants you all check out.
Thank you so much for watching! Those are some great states to visit!!
Thank you so much for watching! Those are some great states to visit!!
Another awesome video. Your SD series is beyond excellent. Love the Badlands! It’s such a surreal and beautiful park, plus it is so easily accessible. I think this may have been my first National park I ever visited, but I’m not 💯 positive since I visited as a child. It’s either this one or Acadia.
We tried to do Sage Creek Rim Road as well but ended up turning around. It was so washboarded that I though our vehicle was going to shake apart. I was nervous for your van while watching this video. My favorite memory were the dark skies here. They were incredible and the park service does astronomy nights throughout the summer. They have telescopes set up and the night we visited you could see Saturn.
And Wall Drug, the mother of all tourist traps. Nothing like billboards for 300 hundred miles when you come from the east side of the state. Just one of those things you have to do. There is a similar tourist trap near us called South of the Border at the NC/SC border but it doesn’t compare to Wall Drug at all.
Thanks so much Michael! We loved the Badlands, the scenery is so crazy! And our poor van is used to these roads by now. Us? We still hate them haha but it’s worth it for the places they take us to!
Beautiful!!! had no idea that it was this nice! Thank you for sharing!
Of course, we are so happy to share its beauty! 😍😍
That walk through was fun and very inteteresting and that was one tiny chapel,totally enjoyed tour great!!!!!
Yay! So happy you enjoyed it!
Great job as usual. What beautiful scenery!!
Thank you so much Gerald! 😃
Great video, and for anyone watching, even though they do a great job of showing many of the highlights, there is plenty that was not shown in this video! The rock formations by the parking lot and the big natural amphitheater looking formation by the window trail are really cool and fun to explore! The Castle trail across the street from the featured trails is beautiful too...nice mix of canyons with beautiful green grass and flowers. The scenic drive has a lot more to it as well...like driving on the moon.
Thanks and thanks for watching! With limited time we can only fit so much in a video 😅
That’s why we have our website 😊 we can share SO much more there!
adventuresofaplusk.com/things-to-do-in-badlands-national-park
From Wonderland to bad land. how weird what a cool ladder to climb. Such amazing views. earth is so amazing. Wall drug looks huge and so cool. yummy 😋. Amazing camping spot. that drone footage was amazing 😍. great job. take care my friend
Thank you so much! It was a super fun day with lots of cool sights!
Heading to the Mount Rushmore area in late July from the Chicago area. Thank you for these series of videos. It's giving me lots of material to plan our trip with.
We are so happy to hear that! Have a great trip!!
Michael Bay actually used the Badlands to film some of Armageddon. They shined blue and green lights on the rocks and pretended they were on the asteroid. Wall Drug was the first place to offer free ice water to travelers. They became so popular there were billboards for Wall Drug all over the US. And just for fun, they even put up a few billboards in Europe.
I totally would have said Oreo donuts as well, LOL.
We didn’t know that about Armageddon, so cool! 😱
Lol! It made us want Oreo Donuts! 🤣🤣
Really enjoyed all of your south Dakota videos
We are so glad! We had such a great time there!
@@AdventuresofAplusK they're really helpful for planning ♥️
Badlands look prehistoric and there's a little feeling of the pyramids.
Love this video!
We'd love to visit the national parks of USA one day. Loved the landscape at Badlands - very otherwordly!
Where are you from? The national parks are incredible! We love how beautiful and accessible they are.
@@AdventuresofAplusK I'm from England (Charlotte) and my husband Cory is from New Zealand, we currently live in Australia though! COVID19 halted our world trip but Aus is a beautiful country to bunker down in for a while. Just gives us more time to build up the excitment for future travel plans I guess!
Adam lived in Australia for 3 months and loved it! I really want to visit, especially after following a few couples that live there and seeing how gorgeous the beaches are and the diverse scenery!
Very good video, made with appreciation of what was seen and generously shared experiences.
Thank you!
If you're going to go further east be sure to check out the corn palace in Mitchell SD and the falls at Sioux Falls and also the sculpter walk in their downtown.
Woo! We actually did all of that! We left a few weeks ago, so we haven’t been able to use most folk’s suggestions, but we did all 3 of those! 😃
Thanks for this video. My mom is 53 years old and she’s weak. But these trails would be perfect for her and the scenery is awesome
We’re so happy we can share! Thanks and thanks for watching!
Ok, now I HAVE TO go back to SD. Took a road trip up there last summer from Houston to visit Mt Rushmore and loved it. Visited Black Hills, Rapid City, and Wall, but didn't think we had enough time for the Badlands. So much regret right now!
Badlands is super cool! We hope you can make it back!
Amazing place and your right it did look like a film set 👍 great work as usual 👏👏👏
We have since learned that lots of movies have been filmed there. Now we need to watch 'em all!
Well they did film some scenes for “Starship Troopers” in the badlands.
That is what we have since learned! We need to watch it 😄
You are giving me great ideas for a summer vacation next year in South Dakota.
Yay! We’re happy to hear that! 🙌🏼
Great job guys! And you made sure to get a Wall Drug donut. You nailed it when you said the Badlands are like another planet. The Badlands scenery was used in the movie Starship Troopers. The Door and Window Trails are a "must do" and are very easy trails. The Badlands has a special place in our family's heart. My wife's family built and ran the Badlands KOA for many years and that is where my wife and her brothers grew up. When you at the south end of the loop at Cedar Pass be sure a get a Indian taco. They are made with Indian fry bread and they're delicious. They are huge so you can easy split one. If you want even more scenery, you can go west along Hwy 44 to Scenic and check out Sheep Mountain Table. Glad you got to experience our beautiful area!
What a cool place to grow up! 😱 We will need to watch that movie now to see the Badlands on the big screen. Thank you for all of these suggestions! We hope someone reading this can check them out and we will try to next time! 😃
Years ago when I was in the black hills area I saw so many signs for Wall Drug it started to drive me crazy. I HAD to know what the hell Wall Drug is so I drove there without knowing anything about it. LOL. Their billboards work.
Serious proof that billboards can work! Have you ever been to Texas? The Buccee's billboards are another good example of billboards that actually work!
We just visited the Park and Wall drug store...Thank you for your detailed guidance!!!
We hope you had a great time!
We were in The Badlands/ South Dakota a couple months ago, it was a lot of fun! It's a different experience with little kids lol, so it was cool to see all the things you guys were able to do. Great video!
It would be cool to see it through kids eyes! Did they enjoy it?
@@AdventuresofAplusK They loved it! Only one injury (a scratched knee and elbow)at the badlands lol. They also loved "the rock with faces on it" or "mountain Rushmore" both names they like to call it lol.
Hahaha that is so cute!!!
Definitely an underrated Park and part of the country
We couldn’t agree more!
Been watching your whole South Dakota playlist, my wife and I are from Kansas and doing all of this in July. Love your videos, fun and super informative. Great camera work too! Also.. we did the ropes at Storm King last summer, definitely crazy haha. Looking forward to the ladder in this video! Will explore all your videos of travel, keep them coming!
You’re going to love South Dakota! Storm King is no slouch! Thank you so much for watching!
Can’t wait to see wall drug this morning! Love watching your videos!
Have a great time Dylan!
@@AdventuresofAplusK thanks!
Amazing job showing the sites! I live in MN and want to discover more cool spots this summer and you guys gave me some ideas!!! Keep up the great work and safe travels!
Oh you have to put South Dakota on your list! That place is awesome! Thank you for watching and safe travels to you as well!
@@AdventuresofAplusK it seems like such an underrated state! Thanks!
Hadn't heard about Wall Drug, so thanks for sharing!
It is such a fun place! Super touristy, but we love it!
Going in May! So excited and thank you for the video!!
It’s an amazing park! Have a great time!
Just binge watching all your SD vlogs! I live by Deadwood, just texted my adventure group that we need to go explore out by badlands more!
Just did Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, it's definitely crazy!! Love where I live here in SD!
Ah very nice! You have sooo many cool spots near you! We absolutely loved SD!
Those formations are amazing!
It's sooo wild there!
You two crack me up LOL. Your descriptive words are far superior than the scientific ones :) The area does look other worldly and when you mentioned it feeling like another planet, I was totally imagining doing photo shoots with my girls in their Star Wars gear LOL. Thanks again for the tremendous effort in sharing you adventure. The info and camera work really makes it feel like we are there with you. Much love to you both
Oh my gosh, now I am envisioning people dressed up in Star Wars costumes doing a photoshoot at the Badlands and how EPIC that would be! 😱Thanks for all of the love and support always, we are so grateful to have you joining us on our adventures!
I remember when I did notch trail definitely a cool hike!
Sooo fun!
Bummer you missed the yellow mounds area of the park. The most beautiful part of the park!
It is a beautiful part of the park! We actually did stop there at 11:23 😊
Going up there for stargazing and hikes! So excited after watching this
It’ll be amazing for stargazing! 🤩🤩
@@AdventuresofAplusK do they still allow people to stay in the park after dark?
The ranger told us you can camp pretty much anywhere in the park a specific distance from the road. So I think so!
You guys should check out hill city, it's a cute little town, everyone is so nice, and if you do definitely stop by the coffee and fudge shop called Trutle Town. Hope you guys enjoy the black hills! ♡
I think we drove through there the first day of our trip! Adding Turtle town to our list for next time. We love fudge!
Ok that’s it I’ve decided I’m going to South Dakota. Who would’ve known it’s this beautiful
We had no idea either!
Thank you for the the suggested app. I never knew about AIRMAP. 👍
Of course! It has been a great resource for us!
You need to go back to Moab and do Arches & Canyonlands. Our family went this summer! We loved it. Moab is awesome!
We cannot wait to do the 3 parks in that area! We wanted to last fall, but it snowed, so we had to re-route 😭 That area is sooo beautiful! 😍
We love South Dakota!
Us too!
Ron and I just returned to Honolulu from an awesome trip to South Dakota and more many more places, like Custer State Park, which we LOVED!! Thank you for your awesome tips on hiking The Notch Trail (we had so much fun on that rope ladder!!) and we also did Saddle Pass Trail in The Badlands. I also ate a very yummy chocolate donut from Wall Drug, thanks to you once again, but we found that free water there very unpalatable, but I don't think you recommended that water, right?
Oh we’re so glad to hear you had a wonderful trip! Custer could be a National Park. I don’t recall about the water. Thanks, Susan!
There are 6 sites in SD considered national park sites, you claim 2 as wind cave and badlands, but there is also Minute men, jewel cave, mount Rushmore and missouri river national to name some
Hi Ron! Correct! Those are national monuments, which have a slightly different designation than national parks, although all managed by the national park service. We have a goal to visit the 63 national parks in the US, but love visiting the monuments too!
i live here in the black hills. i just watched one of your videos like 2 days ago and i totally saw you guys yesterday when i was out n about. 🤠 now i hafta follow you. and also i’ll keep you both in my prayers!
We must have a twin out there! Unfortunately we left SD a few weeks ago, but wishing we were back! 😍
Wow looks amazing!🤩 Love you guys!❤️❤️ Y’all should come over here to Nevada and see Death Valley, it’s Unreal! Love from here!
Ooo we’d love to! Hoping to visit that area next year!
0:00 I saw that waterfall when I went to south Dakota last year. Was also in the badlands, and stayed at the haunted bullock hotel in deadwood. Infact I stayed in the very room where Seth bullock died. I even captured a picture of a white orb near a lamp in the room. Besides looking for ghosts at the bullock hotel I also went to the broken boot gold mine, saw the Lazer light show at crazy horse, and saw the falls of sioux falls.
Spooky!
We would’ve loved to see the light show!
Glad you had a great trip
@@AdventuresofAplusK also I first heard about the bullock hotel being haunted on a show called ghost adventures. The episode was titled "ghost adventures halloween special: deadwood city of ghosts. In it they also investigated the Fairmont hotel across the street from the bullock and saloon number 10 where wild Bill was shot and killed. The other location was the Adam's house. There are two other locations in deadwood that I know are haunted. The Franklin hotel and Mount moriah cemetery.
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Thank you so much for watching! We are happy to show you different parts of the United States! ❤️
Catching up today guys, out of order but I always give a Like
We sure do appreciate that, thank you so much! 🥰
Hey, you two...don't forget to check out Sioux Falls, to get your water falls fix in our wonderful city.
We sure did! That’ll be in two videos! 😄
Movie set, lol. Scenes from the movie "Starship Troopers" was filmed in the Badlands.
Cool!
You would like to see prairie dogs they are all over denver,colorado they have protected areas for them all over the city,Saw that when used to live there!!!!!
Ahhh cool! We love them so much! Will have to keep an eye out next time we go there!
Royal Bake Shop, Centerville, SD, south of Sioux Falls off Interstate 29. Zebra Donuts and Maple Sticks. Best bakery on the planet! You won’t be sorry.
We will 100% visit this spot next time! Sounds so good!
If you're traveling west on I-90 in South dakota you will see a billboard for wall drug
Lots of billboards everywhere!
Sooooo Cool
The scenery there is super crazy!
Love your guys! You are so close to Nebraska! Please come and visit the SAC museum, Fontenelle Forest and more! We also have amazing tacos and ice cream. 😁
Oooo you’re speaking our language! 😉 We have unfortunately already headed pretty far east, but we haven’t visited Nebraska yet, so we will make it there as soon as we can!
Adventures of A plus K Nebraska is our adopted state. We love the great things to do here. We will be watching.
We don’t know a ton about Nebraska, so we appreciate any tips!
Adventures of A plus K The zoo is one of the world’s best- no joke. A wonderful Old Market in Omaha, a wildlife safari, historic areas, just great stuff that seems like what you might enjoy.
Old Market looks super cool!
thanks A+K
Nice Video, we enjoyed our trip to the Badlands 5 years ago. Did you know that the Badlands has one species of rattlesnake and you guys were wearing some type of open toe Sandals to hike in. Protect your feet. 🇺🇸
Thanks John! They are Chacos, which are hiking sandals, and are awesome for easier hikes. We kept a good eye on the ground, but we appreciate the concern for our toes 😃
Watched all your South Dakota and totally visited some of those areas with my fam next time you need to go to adventure park in Keystone I posted a video of it...you guys would dig it for sure
I think we saw signs for that driving around...looks fun!
Hi…we were wondering which way you came in..we were kinda lost! Lol
When I tell people about the Badlands I tell them you feel like a ant in a giant antfarm
That is an awesome way to describe it! 👏🏼
Omg.yall have a good time in sd..i love your video..
Thank you! We’re so glad! 😃
@@AdventuresofAplusK I'm sorry to ask.were you guys from??
We are from Texas, but travel and live full time in our van. We also lived in Seattle for a few years and consider that home too!
@@AdventuresofAplusK that's was a great van..I user to live in sd n i moved to iowa last month.
Awesome! We hear Iowa has some cool spots!
Please tell me what brand lipstick you wear and what color??? So pretty. Love y’all’s videos!
Revlon Color Stay and the color is Backstage!
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching!
20:55 to you to
Wow. It's like you landed on Mars!
Our van turned into a space ship! 😉🚀
Do they allow dogs on any of these trails? Want to take a drive from KC and explore!
Unfortunately dogs are not allowed on trails at most of the national parks 😔
Nice.I live in SD.I would like to go to that spot where you flew your drone.
We have the link to it in the description! It’s epic!
Love the "corny badlands" jokes! Keep 'em coming!😂
Hahahaha corny jokes are my favorite! 😜
@@AdventuresofAplusK LoL, me too, my wife just rolls her eyes! 😂🤦♀️
Adam tries to pretend he thinks they are lame, but he secretly loves it 😉
Again, great video, but I didn’t see your pup. Are dogs not allowed in the places you went to?
Dogs are not allowed in national parks. It’s also extremely stressful to film and manage Kona at the same time (she requires our full focus due to some behavioral issues), so we sometimes leave her for a little bit so we can focus on filming.
In alabama we call that sulfur!!!!
What do you call sulfur?
Next month I'm traveling across country with my family and on our way home we should be passing through badlands. How can I use my drone without getting flagged our getting a fine?
Hi Edwin! You cannot fly drones in the national park, but you can fly them where we flew ours, which is a dispersed camping area outside of the park boundaries. We have the location in the description. Apps like Airmap will also tell you where you can and cannot fly.
wall drug has the best Buffalo Hot dogs !
Oooo haven’t had one of those before!
Fun Fact: There’s a Wall Drug sign in the Middle East.
That is so wild!
What's your favorite place in the states that you've been to so far?
That's a tough question, but Glacier National Park is VERY high on the list! We also love Washington (our former home), Oregon, Idaho, California, and Wyoming!
I live in South Dakota In siseston