sunset and rock climbing stop

leaving the badlands, the sun was going down and the light was just awesome in the valley. we stopped at the final pullout, and it turned out to be an area you could run around and climb all over the rocks. Christina was in HEAVEN! we scrambled (in flip flips) up and down the ledges until the sun ducked behind the rocks. the smile on Christina's face getting back into the car was priceless. I think I even got a "wow, national parks can be fun when you can climb and stuff. I am going to come back here someday!".

I drove away into the sunset a proud auntie robin, with a little tear in my eye. that one sentence is all I set out to accomplish on this trip. :)