We had an incredible time touring Badlands National Park with Daniel Milks, the owner of My XO Adventures. He was unbelievably knowledgeable about the area and the history behind it - stating facts off the top of his head that were very interesting. At first I was a bit skeptical about the accuracy, but after furtively fact-checking on my phone a number of times, found he was spot-on.
He took us into the park through a little-used entry in order to give us the spectacular first views initially envisioned as the "main" entry to the park. From there we went to a beautiful overlook to watch the sun set and the shadows & colors of the formations slowly change.
The highlight for us was the next stop. After driving further into the park, we stopped in an area where there weren't any other vehicles and got out to walk about 3 minutes to a spot Daniel had discovered that was ideal for star-gazing. He laid out foam pads, pillows and sleeping bags for us to lie down and be amazed by how many stars we could see, as well as the Milky Way - it was breathtaking! There was no moon that night and the sky blazed. He used a green laser to point things out, like constellations and passing satellites. We had been star-gazing in Death Valley & Great Basin National Parks and thought those were amazing, but Badlands was the best we have experienced. He even downloaded to us all the fantastic pictures he had been taking throughout our tour on his camera!
We can't imagine a better guide for our journey through Badlands. Daniel was informative, kind, considerate and entertaining the whole time. Needless to say, we highly recommend both Daniel and this tour!
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Oct 2023
Thank you so much for the review! This is one of my favorite tours, truly. I'm thrilled you had a great time and it was a pleasure to host while in the Badlands. The more time you spend with the land, the more it reveals. Your contribution helps us build a great business and we appreciate the feedback. Safe Travels and see you down the road!