Rainy and stormy again. Worked on some things, then headed out, driving Amanda and Ed through the park in the rain, stopping for photographs. The colors of the rocks really shift when they are wet. Some get darker, some lighter, all are more vivid. I've talked about the Badlands mud, and how you have to be careful not to get caught out in the rain off road here. For fun, we did a little bit of mud walking in a couple different varieties of mud. One is like trying to walk on slick nose goo, others you sink down into and the mud clings to your soles and can build into an inches thick layer on your boots. We went all the way to Wall, showed Amanda Wall Drug, got some groceries, then drove back to the quad again, through the park. I made Coq au Vin for them and Steven for dinner, and we had brownies and ice cream for dessert. The clouds began to lift, so we followed Steven outside for a walk over to some Buttes. He set up his camera for some star shots, but the clouds moved back in again, so we didn't stay out too long.
Saddle Pass, rain creating a stream of runoff.
Yellow Mounds area. The white on the tops of these mounds looks dark grey when dry.
Pinnacles area.
At Pinnacles, looking out over Sage Creek Wilderness as the clouds lift in the distance.
Saddle Pass again, same runoff stream as the first shot, a few hours later.
