Peeping Tatunka in the Badlands

Last night, as usual, I had to pee in the middle of the night. I unzipped the tent, we were sleeping in the ground tent because if you’ve been to the Badlands you know the wind blows, I mean really blows, I mean hold the tent down or you’re going to parasail to Wyoming blows!

Well anyways, back to my bladder, so I unzipped the tent and crawled out, pulled down my shorts and started to pee when I heard a snort! I looked up and 15 feet away was a huge buffalo watching me pee. What was I to do? They had been roaming in and out of our primitive camping area for 2 days and seemed pretty docile. Should I finish peeing? He seemed calm, but wouldn’t stop staring at me, the perv. What’s a lady to do?

Of course, I finished peeing! Wished him a good night and crawled back into my sleeping bag😁

The buffalo spent the days on the hillside around our camp and wandered down to the camp at dusk to spend the night with us. Last night we had 10 hunker down with us.

10 Replies to “Peeping Tatunka in the Badlands”

  1. The badlands seems like the coolest spot so far. By the way, the Gambler is now stuck in my head.

    1. Too funny Mike! I expect you to use that title from now on.
      Rmember…you got to know when to hold’em…courtesy of Darrin😀

  2. Well, Meliss- you wanted to see a bison… now you got to see one ‘up close & personal’!! I so agree with Mike’s Indian name for you!!

  3. Better a buffalo than a rattlesnake! Parts of South Dakota a prime rattlesnake country!

    1. I’d have to agree with that one. Tornadoes and rattlesnakes are not on my ‘must experience list’

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