Sage Creek Campground: Originally uploaded by miss_distance

Badlands memory — October 2002:
As I recall, I’d just flown back to Minneapolis after an educator’s conference in Georgia. It was late afternoon, and I was getting sick… but I grabbed my bags and started driving west. Drove through beautiful autumn storms, and reached Badlands in the wee-wee hours… setting up my tent by starlight. It was cold and silent and beautiful, and when I awoke, I realized I’d lost my voice completely!